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Punctoterebra arabella

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Punctoterebra arabella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. arabella
Binomial name
Punctoterebra arabella
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum arabellum (Thiele, 1925)
  • Terebra arabella Thiele, 1925

Punctoterebra arabella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 11 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Indonesia and French Polynesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra arabella (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1330076 on 2020-01-22}
  • 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
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