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Plagiostropha quintuplex
Plagiostropha quintuplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Plagiostropha quintuplex | |
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| Five views of a shell of Plagiostropha quintuplex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Plagiostropha |
| Species: | P. quintuplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiostropha quintuplex Melvill, 1927 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Description edit
The shell grows to a length of 8 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific off the Philippines and Taiwan.
References edit
- ^ a b Plagiostropha quintuplex Melvill, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 May 2012.
- ^ OBIS : Clavus (Plagiostropha) quintuplex
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links edit
- "Plagiostropha quintuplex". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.