Flexopteron primanova is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Shell of Flexopteron primanova (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | F. primanova
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| Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985)
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Description edit
The length of an adult shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853376 on 2021-12-20
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 169
External links edit
- "Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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