Pyrene obtusa
| Pyrene obtusa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Subfamily: | Atiliinae |
| Genus: | Pyrene |
| Species: | P. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrene obtusa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pyrene obtusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 18 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and Mauritius and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- 1 2 Pyrene obtusa . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
- Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
External links
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