Puperita bensoni

Puperita bensoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]

Puperita bensoni
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P. bensoni
Binomial name
Puperita bensoni
(Recluz, 1850)
Synonyms[1]

Nerita bensoni Récluz, 1850

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

References

  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 30


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