Ptychobela dancei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Ptychobela dancei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. dancei
Binomial name
Ptychobela dancei
Kilburn & Dekker, 2008

Description

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The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Oman and Somalia.

References

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  • Kilburn, R.N.; Dekker, H. (2008). New species of turrid conoideans (Gastropoda, Conoidea) from the Red Sea and Arabia. Basteria, 72(1-3), 1-19
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