Partecosta varia

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

Partecosta varia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Partecosta
Species:
P. varia
Binomial name
Partecosta varia
(Bozzetti, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Strioterebrum varia Bozzetti, 2008 (wrong grammatical agreement in original publication: mandatory change)
  • Strioterebrum varium Bozzetti, 2008 (original combination)

Description

The length of an adult shell is 8 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean off South Madagascar.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Partecosta varia (Bozzetti, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415445 on 2020-01-28
  • Bozzetti L. (2008). Six new Terebridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Terebridae) from southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 60: 9-14


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