Protoelongata heleneae
Species of gastropod
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Protoelongata heleneae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]
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| Protoelongata heleneae | |
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| Shell of Protoelongata heleneae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Protoelongata |
| Species: | P. heleneae |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoelongata heleneae (Herrmann, Stossier & Salisbury, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guam.