Myurellopsis parkinsoni

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

Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Apertural view of Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Myurellopsis
Species:
M. parkinsoni
Binomial name
Myurellopsis parkinsoni
(Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella parkinsoni (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1976)
  • Terebra parkinsoni Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and the Philippines.

References
  1. Myurella parkinsoni (Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2012.
  • 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.
  • "Myurella parkinsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • 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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