Pseudomelatoma penicillata

Pseudomelatoma penicillata

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pseudomelatomidae

Pseudomelatoma penicillata, common name the doleful turrid, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. The variety † Pseudomelatoma penicillata var. semiinflata Grant & Gale, 1931: synonym of Burchia semiinflata (Grant & Gale, 1931) Description The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 43

Sources and credits

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Pseudomelatoma penicillata

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