Pyrene punctata

Pyrene punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Pyrene
Species:	P. punctata
Binomial name
Pyrene punctata (Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms
Buccinum rhombiferum Röding, P.F., 1798 Buccinum punctatum Bruguière, 1789 (basionym) Columbella leucosticta Link, 1807 Columbella semipunctata Lamarck, 1822 Columbella torva Dillwyn, L.W., 1817 Columbella zellina Duclos, P.L., 1840 Pyrene morrisoni Willan, 2001 Pyrene opulens Woolacott, 1957 Pyrene rhombiferum Bolten, 1798 Voluta discors Gmelin, 1790

Pyrene punctata, common name : the telescoped dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (January 2011)

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Western Pacific and along Australia.

References

External links

• "Pyrene punctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

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