Punctoterebra lineaperlata explained
Punctoterebra lineaperlata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell is between 12 and 50 mm. Early teleoconch whorls often with angled profile, later ones flattened.[2]
This species has flat marginal teeth, proboscis, radular sac and venom glands.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Vanuatu.
References
- Terryn Y. & Holford M. (2008) The Terebridae of Vanuatu with a revision of the genus Granuliterebra, Oyama 1961. Visaya Supplement 3: 1-96.
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra lineaperlata (Terryn & Holford, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417608 on 2020-02-05
- Fedosov . Alexander E . Malcolm . Gavin . Terryn . Yves . Gorson . Juliette . Modica . Maria Vittoria . Holford . Mandë . Puillandre . Nicolas . 2019-11-04 . Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea) . Journal of Molluscan Studies . en . 85 . 4 . 359–388 . 10.1093/mollus/eyz004 . 0260-1230. 11573/1681277 . free .
- Modica . Maria Vittoria . Gorson . Juliette . Fedosov . Alexander E . Malcolm . Gavin . Terryn . Yves . Puillandre . Nicolas . Holford . Mandë . 2020-05-01 . Serb . Jeanne . Macroevolutionary Analyses Suggest That Environmental Factors, Not Venom Apparatus, Play Key Role in Terebridae Marine Snail Diversification . Systematic Biology . en . 69 . 3 . 413–430 . 10.1093/sysbio/syz059 . 1063-5157 . 7164365 . 31504987.
