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Cancellaria obesa

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Cancellaria obesa
Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Cancellaria
Species:
C. obesa
Binomial name
Cancellaria obesa
Sowerby, 1832
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria acuminata Sowerby, 1832
  • Cancellaria eburnaeformis Reeve, 1856
Apertural view of a shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832.

Cancellaria obesa, common name : the obese nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Baja California, Mexico, Ecuador and Galapagos.

References

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  • Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
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  • "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

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