Flexopteron primanova

Flexopteron primanova is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Flexopteron primanova
Shell of Flexopteron primanova (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Flexopteron
Species:
F. primanova
Binomial name
Flexopteron primanova
(Houart, 1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paziella (Flexopteron) primanova (Houart, 1985)
  • Paziella primanova (Houart, 1985)
  • Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova Houart, 1985

Description

The length of an adult shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853376 on 2021-12-20
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 169
  • "Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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