Plagiostropha quintuplex

Plagiostropha quintuplex
Three views of a shell of Plagiostropha quintuplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Plagiostropha
Species: P. quintuplex
Binomial name
Plagiostropha quintuplex
Melvill, 1927
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Clavus (Plagiostropha) quintuplex Melvill, 1927
  • Clavus quintuplex (Melvill, 1927)

Plagiostropha quintuplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific off the Philippines and Taiwan.

References


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