Pterygia conus

Pterygia conus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Pterygia conus
Shells of Pterygia conus (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Mitroidea
Family:
Mitridae
Genus:
Pterygia
Species:
P. conus
Binomial name
Pterygia conus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Imbricaria conus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta conus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2017). Imbricaria conus (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934727 on 2017-05-15
  • Lozouet, P. & Plaziat, J.-C., 2008 Mangrove environments and molluscs, Abatan river, Bohol and Panglao islands, central Philippines,, p. 1-160, 38 pls
  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.
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