Punctoterebra contracta
Species of gastropod
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Punctoterebra contracta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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| Shell of Punctoterebra contracta (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Punctoterebra |
| Species: | P. contracta |
| Binomial name | |
| Punctoterebra contracta (Smith, 1873) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.
