Myurellopsis parkinsoni

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Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurellopsis
Species:
M. parkinsoni
Binomial name
Myurellopsis parkinsoni
(Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella parkinsoni (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1976)
  • Terebra parkinsoni Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976

Myurellopsis parkinsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and the Philippines.

References[edit]

  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.

External links[edit]

  • "Myurella parkinsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • 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.

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