Myurellopsis undulata
Species of gastropod
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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]
| Myurellopsis undulata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Myurellopsis undulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurellopsis |
| Species: | M. undulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
