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Demoulia obtusata

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Demoulia obtusata
Five views of a shell of Demoulia obtusata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Demoulia
Species:
D. obtusata
Binomial name
Demoulia obtusata
(Link, 1807)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum obtusatum Link, 1807
  • Demoulea crassa A. Adams, 1853
  • Demoulea pinguis A. Adams, 1853
  • Demoulea pulchra (Gray, 1838)
  • Demoulia pulchra Gray, 1838
  • Demoulinsia pinguis (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Desmoulea pinguis Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Demoulea) pinguis (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Nassa (Demoulea) tryoni Crosse, 1869
  • Nassa pinguis (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Nassa ponderosa Reeve, 1854

Demoulia obtusata, common name : the obtuse demoulia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 17 mm and 25 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, Gabon and Senegal.

References

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  1. ^ a b Demoulia obtusata (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 August 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
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  • "Demoulia obtusata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 February 2011.