Myurellopsis kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Myurellopsis kilburni
Shell of Myurellopsis kilburni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurellopsis
Species:
M. kilburni
Binomial name
Myurellopsis kilburni
(Burch, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella kilburni (R. D. Burch, 1965)
  • Terebra areolata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Terebra kilburni R. D. Burch, 1965 (original combination)
  • Subula areolata (Link, 1807)
  • Terebra subulata Lamarck, 1816, not to be confused with Terebra subulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Vertagus areolatus Link, 1807

Etymology

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The species name kilburni honors the South African malacologist Richard Kilburn.[2]

Description

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Shells of Myurella kilburni can reach a length of 43 millimetres (1.7 in).[3] These shells are slender and show an ivory color with fulvous-brown or lavender-brown markings.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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This species can be found from South Africa to French Polynesia and Hawaii, at depth of 1 to 110 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2020). "Myurellopsis kilburni (R. D. Burch, 1965)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Umberto Aubry Terebridae
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of life
  • 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
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • 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.
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