Perplicaria boucheti

Perplicaria boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Perplicaria boucheti
Shell of Perplicaria boucheti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Perplicaria
Species:
P. boucheti
Binomial name
Perplicaria boucheti
Verhecken, 1997

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia.

References
  1. Perplicaria boucheti Verhecken, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
  • Verhecken, A. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise. in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 172: 295-324


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