Pyrene punctata
Pyrene punctata, common name : the telescoped dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Pyrene |
Species: | P. punctata |
Binomial name | |
Pyrene punctata (Bruguière, 1789) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 26 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Western Pacific and along Australia.
References
- Pyrene punctata Willan, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
- Willan (2001). Vita Marina 47 (4) : 185–193. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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