Cantrainea peloritana
Cantrainea peloritana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
Family: | Colloniidae |
Subfamily: | Colloniinae |
Genus: | Cantrainea |
Species: | C. peloritana |
Binomial name | |
Cantrainea peloritana (Cantraine, 1835) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Turbo peloritanus Cantraine, 1835 |
Cantrainea peloritana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell varies between 5 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Bay of Biscayne and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Cantrainea peloritana (Cantraine, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2010.
External links
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