Ponderia caledonica 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 Ponderia caledonica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | P. caledonica
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| Ponderia caledonica Houart, 1988
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 15.1 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References edit
- ^ Ponderia caledonica Houart, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1988. Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Venus 47(3): 185-196
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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