Plagiostropha hexagona

Plagiostropha hexagona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Plagiostropha hexagona
Shell of Plagiostropha hexagona (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Plagiostropha
Species:
P. hexagona
Binomial name
Plagiostropha hexagona
(Wells, 1995) [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 16.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia at depths of 410 m to 420 m.

References

  1. Wells, F.E. (1995) A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with records from other areas. Mémoires du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoologie, 167, 527–556.
  2. Plagiostropha hexagona (Wells, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2011.
  • Wells, F.E., 1995. A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with additional records from others areas. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 527-556


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