Myurella amoena
Myurella amoena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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Shell of Myurella amoena (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Myurella amoena (Deshayes, 1859) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 56 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; off Andamans, Hawaii and Papua New Guinea
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella amoena (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417438 on 2020-02-02
External links
- Deshayes G.P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 270-321
- 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
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