Pugilina morio
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Pugilina morio
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
| synonyms =
- Semifusus morio Linnaeus
- Fusus brevis Müller, O.F., 1766
- Murex bandarius Perry, G., 1811
- Murex bandatus Perry, G., 1811
- Fusus coronatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
- Pugilina fasciata Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817
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Pugilina morio, common name : the Giant Hairy Melongena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.{{WRMS species|225028|Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)||6 January 2019}}
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania; in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles and along Brazil.{{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=3271|title=Pugilina morio|access-date=6 January 2019}}
Description
The adult shell size varies between 75 mm and 270 mm.
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References
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- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
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Category:Gastropods described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Molluscs of the Canary Islands