Ptychobela sumatrensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1][2]
| Ptychobela sumatrensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Ptychobela |
| Species: | P. sumatrensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychobela sumatrensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma sumatrense Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 35 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Sumatra, Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ a b Ptychobela sumatrense (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- ^ Hardy, Eddie. "Ptychobela sumatrense". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 51-59
- Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23
- Kilburn, R.N., 1989. Notes on Ptychobela and Brachytoma, with the description of a new species from Mozambique (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae). Annals of the Natal Museum 30: 185-196
External links edit
- Lectotype at MNHN, Paris
- Gastropods.com: Ptychobela sumatrense
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
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