Ptychobela lanceolata

Ptychobela lanceolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Ptychobela lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. lanceolata
Binomial name
Ptychobela lanceolata
(Reeve, L.A., 1845)

Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

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References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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