Ptychobela sumatrense

Ptychobela sumatrense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1][2]

Ptychobela sumatrense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. sumatrense
Binomial name
Ptychobela sumatrense
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma sumatrense Petit de la Saussaye, 1852

Description

The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sumatra, Indonesia.

References

  1. Ptychobela sumatrense (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. Hardy, Eddie. "Ptychobela sumatrense". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  • Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 51-59
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23
  • Kilburn, R.N., 1989. Notes on Ptychobela and Brachytoma, with the description of a new species from Mozambique (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae). Annals of the Natal Museum 30: 185-196


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