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Punctoterebra contracta

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Punctoterebra contracta
Shell of Punctoterebra contracta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. contracta
Binomial name
Punctoterebra contracta
(Smith, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella contracta Smith, 1873 (original combination)
  • Terebra contracta (E. A. Smith, 1873)

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra contracta (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416058 on 2020-01-23
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