Ptychobela zebra

Ptychobela zebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.^[1]

Ptychobela zebra
Shell of Ptychobela zebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Ptychobela
Species:	P. zebra
Binomial name
Ptychobela zebra Chang, C.K. & W.L. Wu, 2000

Description

The shell reaches 30 mm (1.2 in) in length.

The protoconch consists of two smooth whorls. The eight subsequent whorls contain thirteen axial ribs, crossed by (ten on the penultimate whorl) fine and unequal spiral cords forming brown nodules. The shell is cream-colored.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.