Metula aegrota

Metula aegrota is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae.[1]

Metula aegrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Metula
Species:
A. aegrota
Binomial name
Metula aegrota
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Antimitra aegrota (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma aegrota Reeve, 1845 (basionym)

Distribution

This species occurs along Singapore.

References
  1. Metula aegrota (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 March 2011.
  • Kilburn R.N. (2004) The identities of Otitoma and Antimitra (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conidae and Buccinidae). African Invertebrates 45: 263–270. NIZT 682 page(s): 269


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