Plagiostropha hexagona
| Plagiostropha hexagona | |
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| Shell of Plagiostropha hexagona (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Plagiostropha |
| Species: | P. hexagona
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiostropha hexagona (Wells, 1995) [1]
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Plagiostropha hexagona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 16.7 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia at depths of 410 m to 420 m.
References[edit]
- ^ Wells, F.E. (1995) A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with records from other areas. Mémoires du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoologie, 167, 527–556.
- ^ a b Plagiostropha hexagona (Wells, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2011.
- Wells, F.E., 1995. A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with additional records from others areas. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 527-556
External links[edit]
- Holotype at MNHN, Paris
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295