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Punctoterebra paucincisa

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Punctoterebra paucincisa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

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Punctoterebra paucincisa
Shell of Strioterebrum paucincisum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. paucincisa
Binomial name
Punctoterebra paucincisa
(Bratcher, 1988)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum paucincisum (Bratcher, 1988)
  • Terebra paucincisa Bratcher, 1988 (original combination)
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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 16 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, New Caledonia, and the Fiji Islands.

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