Ptychobela lanceolata
Species of gastropod
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Ptychobela lanceolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Ptychobela lanceolata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Ptychobela |
| Species: | P. lanceolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychobela lanceolata (Reeve, L.A., 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs off Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
