Ptychobela opisthochetos

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

Ptychobela opisthochetos
Shells of Ptychobela opisthochetos (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. opisthochetos
Binomial name
Ptychobela opisthochetos
Kilburn, 1989

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and the Gulf of Oman.

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References

  • Kilburn, R.N., 1989. Notes on Ptychobela and Brachytoma, with the description of a new species from Mozambique (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae). Annals of the Natal Museum 30: 185-196
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Ptychobela opisthochetos


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