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Pristiterebra

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Pristiterebra
Pristiterebra petiveriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Pristiterebra
Taki & Oyama, 1954
Type species
Terebra tsuboiana Yokoyama, 1922
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Laeviacus Oyama, 1961

Pristiterebra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Nomenclature

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The name Pristiterebra is not available (no description, no type species designation) from Taki & Oyama, 1954 (Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers 2: 28). It was given precedence over the simultaneously published Laeviacus by First Reviser's choice by Terryn & Holford, 2009, Visaya, suppl. 3; 46.

Species

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Species within the genus Pristiterebra include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  • Oyama K. (1961). On some new facts of the taxonomy of Terebridae. Venus. 21(2): 176-189
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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