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Plagiostropha flexus

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Plagiostropha flexus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Plagiostropha
Species:
P. flexus
Binomial name
Plagiostropha flexus
(Shuto, 1983) [1]
Synonyms[2]

Clavus (Plagiostropha) flexus Shuto, 1983 (basionym)

Plagiostropha flexus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the demersal zone off Croker Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, at a depth of 125 m (410 ft).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Shuto, T. (1983) Two new species of Turridae from Australia (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Venus, 42, 293–299.
  2. ^ a b Plagiostropha flexus (Shuto, 1983). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2011.