Pellifronia jungi
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|taxon = Pellifronia jungi
|image = Pellifronia jungi (MNHN-IM-2013-52275).jpeg
|image_caption = Shell of Pellifronia jungi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
|authority = (K.-Y. Lai, 2001)
|synonyms = * Terebra jungi K.-Y. Lai, 2001 (original combination)
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Pellifronia jungi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.{{WRMS species|438753|Pellifronia jungi (Lai, 2001)||8 May }}
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 63 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the East China Sea and in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomons and Papua New Guinea.
References
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- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
- Terryn Y. & Holford M. (2008) The Terebridae of Vanuatu with a revision of the genus Granuliterebra, Oyama 1961. Visaya Supplement 3: 1-96
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=50783|title=Pellifronia jungi|access-date=8 May 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 2001
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