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Calcitrapessa leeana

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Calcitrapessa leeana
Illustration of the shell of the mollusk Calcitrapessa leeana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Calcitrapessa
Species:
C. leeana
Binomial name
Calcitrapessa leeana
(Dall, 1890)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex leeanus Dall, 1890
  • Murex (Chicoreus) leeanus Dall, 1890 (basionym)
  • Pteropurpura (Calcitrapessa) leeana (Dall, 1890)
  • Pteropurpura leeana (Dall, 1890)

Calcitrapessa leeana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in Baja California.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Calcitrapessa leeana (Dall, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992301 on 2022-02-25
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