Pyrene punctata

Pyrene punctata, common name : the telescoped dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Pyrene punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Subfamily:
Atiliinae
Genus:
Pyrene
Species:
P. punctata
Binomial name
Pyrene punctata
(Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum rhombiferum Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Buccinum punctatum Bruguière, 1789 (basionym)
  • Columbella leucosticta Link, 1807
  • Columbella semipunctata Lamarck, 1822
  • Columbella torva Dillwyn, L.W., 1817
  • Columbella zellina Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Pyrene morrisoni Willan, 2001 [2]
  • Pyrene opulens Woolacott, 1957
  • Pyrene rhombiferum Bolten, 1798
  • Voluta discors Gmelin, 1790

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 26 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Western Pacific and along Australia.

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References
  1. Pyrene punctata Willan, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
  2. Willan (2001). Vita Marina 47 (4) : 185–193. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  • "Pyrene punctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.


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