Pyrene punctata, common name : the telescoped dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Pyrene |
| Species: | P. punctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrene punctata (Bruguière, 1789)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 26 mm
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Distribution edit
This species is distributed in the Western Pacific and along Australia.
References edit
- ^ Willan (2001). Vita Marina 47 (4) : 185–193. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b Pyrene punctata Willan, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
External links edit
- "Pyrene punctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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