Myurella pertusa

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| image = Terebra pertusa 01.JPG

| genus = Myurella

| species = pertusa

| authority = (Born, 1778)

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| synonyms = * Buccinum pertusum Born, 1778 (original combination)

  • Decorihastula pertusa (Born, 1778)
  • Hastulopsis pertusa (Born, 1778)
  • Terebra pertusa (Born, 1778)

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Myurella pertusa, common name the perforated auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella pertusa (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417656 on 2 February 2020

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 115 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.

References

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  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates