Veprecula pungens explained

Veprecula pungens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

This species partakes of the general aspect of Veprecula arethusa but is distinguishable from it by its longer spire, narrower form, closer reticulation, and smooth apical whorls.[1]

Distribution

This marine species was found off Hong Kong.

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Notes and References

  1. Smith . E.A. . Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum . Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 1877 . 4 . 19 . 488–501 .