Punctoterebra livida

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

Punctoterebra livida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. livida
Binomial name
Punctoterebra livida
(Reeve, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Decorihastula livida (Reeve, 1860)
  • Strioterebrum lividum (Reeve, 1860)
  • Terebra livida Reeve, 1860 (original combination)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and the Fiji Islands.

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References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra livida (Reeve, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417609 on 2020-02-03
  • 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
  • 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
  • "Strioterebrum lividum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 May 2011.


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