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Plagiostropha flexus

Plagiostropha flexus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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Plagiostropha flexus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Plagiostropha
Species:
P. flexus
Binomial name
Plagiostropha flexus
(Shuto, 1983) 1
Synonyms2

Clavus (Plagiostropha) flexus Shuto, 1983 (basionym)

Plagiostropha flexus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.2

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the demersal zone off Croker Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia at a depth of 125 m (410 ft).

References

References

  1. Shuto, T. (1983) Two new species of Turridae from Australia (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Venus, 42, 293–299.
  2. Plagiostropha flexus (Shuto, 1983). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2011.