Veprecula polyacantha

Veprecula polyacantha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Veprecula polyacantha
Shell of Veprecula polyacantha (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Veprecula
Species:
V. polyacantha
Binomial name
Veprecula polyacantha
Stahlschmidt, Chino & Kilburn, 2012

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Veprecula crystallina Stahlschmidt, Chino & Kilburn, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715247 on 2020-05-01
  • Stahlschmidt P., Chino M. & Kilburn R.N. (2012) Two new Veprecula species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica 5(6): 99-103.
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