Punctoterebra livida

Punctoterebra livida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. livida
Binomial name
Punctoterebra livida
(Reeve, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Decorihastula livida (Reeve, 1860)
  • Strioterebrum lividum (Reeve, 1860)
  • Terebra livida Reeve, 1860 (original combination)

Punctoterebra livida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Description

The shell grows in an elongate or conical shape, up to a length of 40 mm. The head has two very short, close-set eye tentacles.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and the Fiji Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra livida (Reeve, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417609 on 2020-02-03
  2. ↑ Fedosov, Alexander E; Malcolm, Gavin; Terryn, Yves; Gorson, Juliette; Modica, Maria Vittoria; Holford, Mandë; Puillandre, Nicolas (1 November 2019). "Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85 (4): 359–388. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyz004. hdl:11573/1681277. ISSN 0260-1230.