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Myurella pygmaea

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Myurella pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurella
Species:
M. pygmaea
Binomial name
Myurella pygmaea
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra pygmaea Hinds, 1844
  • Terenolla pygmaea (Hinds, 1844)
  • Turbonilla princeps Preston, 1905

Myurella pygmaea, common name the pygmy auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific and off New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella pygmaea (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417518 on 2020-02-02
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  • Hinds R.B. (1844 ["1843"]). Descriptions of new shells, collected during the voyage of the Sulphur, and in Mr. Cuming's late visit to the Philippines. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11: 149-159
  • Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
  • "Terenolla pygmaea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.