Pusionella lirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Pusionella lirata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Pusionella |
| Species: | P. lirata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pusionella lirata Adams A., 1853
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This species is also considered a synonym of Pusionella milleti milleti (Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1851).[3] This has in turn become a synonym of Clavatula milleti.
Description
editThe size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 55 mm. The shell is whitish, or has a yellowish flesh-color, or brown. It is more or less decussated by longitudinal and revolving engraved lines, sometimes forming granulations especially on the spire. The revolving lines are prominent on the body whorl, where the longitudinal ones are usually subobsolete.[3]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, and particularly along Senegal.
References
edit- ^ a b Pusionella lirata Adams A., 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 August 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ a b George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 235; 1884 (described as Pusionella milleti)
External links
edit- "Pusionella milleti milleti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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