Pleurotomella spicula
Pleurotomella spicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella spicula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | P. spicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotomella spicula (Laseron, 1954) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tasmadaphne spicula Laseron, 1954 | |
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales.
References
- Philippe Bouchet (2016). "Pleurotomella spicula". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12.
- Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
- Beu, A.G. 2011 Marine Molluscs of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 4. Gastropoda (Ptenoglossa, Neogastropoda, Heterobranchia). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 41, 1–153.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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