Pyrene punctata

Pyrene punctata, common name : the telescoped dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Pyrene punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Subfamily:
Atiliinae
Genus:
Pyrene
Species:
P. punctata
Binomial name
Pyrene punctata
(Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum rhombiferum Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Buccinum punctatum Bruguière, 1789 (basionym)
  • Columbella leucosticta Link, 1807
  • Columbella semipunctata Lamarck, 1822
  • Columbella torva Dillwyn, L.W., 1817
  • Columbella zellina Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Pyrene morrisoni Willan, 2001 [2]
  • Pyrene opulens Woolacott, 1957
  • Pyrene rhombiferum Bolten, 1798
  • Voluta discors Gmelin, 1790

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 26 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Western Pacific and along Australia.

References
  1. Pyrene punctata Willan, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
  2. Willan (2001). Vita Marina 47 (4) : 185–193. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  • "Pyrene punctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.


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