Punctoterebra paucincisa
Species of gastropod
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Punctoterebra paucincisa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
| Punctoterebra paucincisa | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Strioterebrum paucincisum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific 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] | |
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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.