Paracuneus spadix

Paracuneus spadix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Paracuneus
Species: P. spadix
Binomial name
Paracuneus spadix
(Watson, 1886) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Drillia spadix (Watson, 1886)
  • Inquisitor spadix (Watson, 1886)
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) spadix Watson, 1886 (basionym)

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

There is one subspecies: Paracuneus spadix tumulus (Watson, 1886) found at a depth of 125 m. off Twofold Bay, NSW, Australia

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone at Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Australia

References

  1. Watson, R.B. (1886) Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by the H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the ‘Challenger’ (Zoology), 15, 1–756, 50 pls.
  2. 1 2 Paracuneus spadix (Watson, 1886).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.

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