Pascula ochrostoma
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Pascula ochrostoma
| authority = (Blaidnville, 1832)
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- Clathurella cavernosa Reeve, L.A., 1846
- Cronia ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)
- Drupa ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)
- Drupella ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)
- Mancinella mancinella
- Purpura ochrostoma de Blainville, 1832 (basionym)
- Ricinula cavernosa Reeve, 1846
- Ricinula ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)
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Pascula ochrostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|408072|Pascula ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)||19 November 2010}}
Description
The shell size varies between {{convert|11|and|35|mm|abbr=on}}
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, the Seychelles and Tanzania. It is also known from the Western Pacific Ocean, the Philippines and North and Western Australia.
References
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- Taylor, J.D. & M.S. Lewis (1970). The flora, fauna and sediments of the marine grass beds of Mahe, Seychelles. J. nat. Hist. 4: 199–220.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=901|title=Pascula ochrostoma|access-date=19 November 2010}}
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