Phyllocoma speciosa
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Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea (Petterd, 1884) [2]
- Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871) [3]
- Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis (Suter, 1913) [4]
Description
[edit]The shell size is between 12 mm and 20 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in Australian waters along Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and along New Zealand
References
[edit]- ^ a b Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa (Angas, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Phyllocoma (Galfridus) eburnea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa accessed : 26 November 2010
- ^ Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis; accessed : 26 November 2010
External links
[edit]- Adams A. (1864 ["1863"]). Description of a new genus and twelve new species of Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1863): 506–509
- Angas G.F. (1871) Description of thirty-four new species of shells from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1871: 13–21, pl. 1