Myurella burchi

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

Myurella burchi
Shell of Myurella burchi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Myurella
Species:
M. burchi
Binomial name
Myurella burchi
(Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastulopsis burchi (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
  • Terebra burchi Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mozambique Channel off the island Mayotte; also off New Guinea and the Philippines

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella burchi (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417442 on 2020-02-02


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