Pollia rubiginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Pollia |
| Species: | P. rubiginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pollia rubiginosa (Reeve, 1846)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique and Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ a b Pollia rubiginosa (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 January 2011.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
External links edit
- "Pollia rubiginosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.