Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Terebridae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Genus Myurella | |
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Myurella kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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Etymology
The species name kilburni honors the South African malacologist Richard Kilburn.
Description
Shells of Myurella kilburni can reach a length of 43 millimetres (1.7 in). These shells are slender and show an ivory color with fulvous-brown or lavender-brown markings.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found from South Africa to French Polynesia and Hawaii, at depth of 1 to 110 m.
References
Myurella kilburni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA