Pollia rubiginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Pollia rubiginosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Pollia
Species:
P. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Pollia rubiginosa
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum rubiginosum Reeve, 1846
  • Cantharus rubiginosus (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pisania rubiginosa Reeve

Description

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The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique and Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pollia rubiginosa (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 January 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
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  • "Pollia rubiginosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.