Veprecula pungens | |
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Shell of Veprecula pungens (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Veprecula |
Species: | V. pungens |
Binomial name | |
Veprecula pungens (Gould, 1860) | |
Synonyms | |
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Veprecula pungens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
This species partakes of the general aspect of Veprecula arethusa but is distinguishable from it by its longer spire, narrower form, closer reticulation, and smooth apical whorls.
Distribution
This marine species was found off Hong Kong.
References
- ^ Veprecula pungens (Gould, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Smith, E.A. (1877). "Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (19): 488–501. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Veprecula pungens |
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