| Ponderia elephantina | |
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| Shell of Ponderia elephantina (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | P. elephantina |
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| Ponderia elephantina Houart, 1990 | |
Ponderia elephantina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ Ponderia elephantina Houart, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1990. Four new species of Muricidae from New Caledonia. Venus 49(3): 205-214
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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