Myurellopsis undulata
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| Apertural view of a shell of Myurellopsis undulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurellopsis |
| Species: | M. undulata
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| Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834)
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Myurellopsis undulata, common name the undulate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra and Chagos; in the Pacific Ocean off New Guinea, Hawaii and Fiji.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415869 on 24 January 2020
- Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
External links
[edit]- "Myurella undulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- 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
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