''Pseudotaranis strongi'' is a
species of
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 ...
, a 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 in the
family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
, the turrids and allies.
[MolluscaBase (2018). Pseudotaranis strongi (Arnold, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=849174 on 2019-01-14]
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
California, USA.
References
* Arnold, Ralph. ''The paleontology and stratigraphy of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene of San Pedro, California''. Vol. 3. The Academy, 1903.
* McLean J.H. (1996). ''The Prosobranchia. In: Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda''. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1-160
External links
*
Natural History Museum, Los Angeles: imageNatural History Museum, Los Angeles: images
strongi
Gastropods described in 1903
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