Punctoterebra caliginosa
Species of gastropod
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Punctoterebra caliginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
| Punctoterebra caliginosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Punctoterebra |
| Species: | P. caliginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Punctoterebra caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.
