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

Myurella burchi
Shell of Myurella burchi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurella
Species:
M. burchi
Binomial name
Myurella burchi
(Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastulopsis burchi (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
  • Terebra burchi Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Mozambique Channel off the island Mayotte; also off New Guinea and the Philippines

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella burchi (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417442 on 2020-02-02
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