| Myurellopsis undulata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Myurellopsis undulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurellopsis |
| Species: | M. undulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834) | |
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Myurellopsis undulata, common name the undulate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra and Chagos; in the Pacific Ocean off New Guinea, Hawaii and Fiji.
References
- 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415869 on 24 January 2020
- Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
External links
- "Myurella undulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
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