Pugilina morio

Pugilina morio, common name : the Giant Hairy Melongena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]

Pugilina morio
Pugilina morio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Melongenidae
Genus:
Pugilina
Species:
P. morio
Binomial name
Pugilina morio
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Semifusus morio Linnaeus
  • Fusus brevis Müller, O.F., 1766
  • Murex bandarius Perry, G., 1811
  • Murex bandatus Perry, G., 1811
  • Fusus coronatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
  • Pugilina fasciata Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania;[1] in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles and along Brazil.[2]

Shell with periostracum

Description

The adult shell size varies between 75 mm and 270 mm.

References
  1. Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  2. "Pugilina morio". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
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