Punctoterebra turrita

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

Punctoterebra turrita
Shell of Punctoterebra turrita (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Punctoterebra
Species:	P. turrita
Binomial name
Punctoterebra turrita (E.A. Smith, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
Hastulopsis turrita (E. A. Smith, 1873) Myurella turrita E.A. Smith, 1873 Terebra turrita (E.A. Smith, 1873)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References

1. Hastulopsis turrita (E.A. Smith, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.

External links

• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies