''Pellifronia'' is a

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sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s, marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the subfamily Pellifroniinae of the

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Terebridae The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.Gofas, S. (2012). Terebridae. World Register of Marine Specie2012-10-12 These ...

, the auger snails, sunfamily Pellifroniinae (

Species

Species within the genus ''Pellifronia'' include: * ''

Pellifronia brianhayesi ''Pellifronia brianhayesi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The length of the shell attains 22.6 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Southern Mozambiqu ...

'' (Terryn & Sprague, 2008) * ''

Pellifronia jungi ''Pellifronia jungi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 63 mm. Distribution This specie ...

'' (Lai, 2001)

References

* Terryn Y. & Holford M. (2008) ''The Terebridae of Vanuatu with a revision of the genus Granuliterebra, Oyama 1961.'' Visaya Supplement 3: 1-96. page(s): 44 Terebridae Gastropod genera {{Terebridae-stub