Punctoterebra ballina

Punctoterebra ballina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. ballina
Binomial name
Punctoterebra ballina
(Hedley, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Duplicaria ballina Hedley, 1915
  • Strioterebrum ballina (Hedley, 1915)
  • Terebra ballina (Hedley, 1915)

Punctoterebra ballina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 34 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed from Southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Strioterebrum ballinum (Hedley, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
  • "Strioterebrum ballinum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  • Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
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