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Pyrulofusus deformis

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Pyrulofusus deformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Pyrulofusus
Species:
P. deformis
Binomial name
Pyrulofusus deformis
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms[1]

Volutopsius deformis (Reeve, 1847)

Pyrulofusus deformis, common name the warped whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

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This species attains a size of 170 mm.

Distribution

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Circum-Arctic region.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pyrulofusus deformis (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.