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Paracuneus kemblensis

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Paracuneus kemblensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Paracuneus
Species:
P. kemblensis
Binomial name
Paracuneus kemblensis
Laseron, 1954 [1]

Paracuneus kemblensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

The epithet "kemblensis" is derived from Port Kembla, New South Wales, where the species was first found.

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the demersal zone off New South Wales.

References

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  1. ^ Laseron, C.F. (1954) Revision of the New South Wales Turridae. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Australian Zoological Handbook. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 56 pp., 12 pls.
  2. ^ a b Paracuneus kemblensis Laseron, 1954. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.