Punctoterebra caliginosa

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

Punctoterebra caliginosa
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. caliginosa
Binomial name
Punctoterebra caliginosa
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Strioterebrum caliginosum (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra caliginosa Deshayes, 1859

Description edit

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution edit

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References edit

  1. ^ a b {MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417522 on 2020-02-05
  • 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

External links edit

  • "Strioterebrum caliginosum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  • Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies