Myurella mactanensis

Myurella mactanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Myurella mactanensis
Apertural view of a shell of Myurella mactanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Myurella
Species:
M. mactanensis
Binomial name
Myurella mactanensis
(Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathroterebra mactanensis (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
  • Terebra mactanensis Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 81 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella mactanensis (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417503 on 2020-02-02
  • 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
  • "Clathroterebra mactanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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