Plagiostropha flexus
Species of gastropod
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Plagiostropha flexus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Plagiostropha flexus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Plagiostropha |
| Species: | P. flexus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiostropha flexus (Shuto, 1983) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Clavus (Plagiostropha) flexus Shuto, 1983 (basionym) | |
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the demersal zone off Croker Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia at a depth of 125 m (410 ft).[citation needed]