Calagrassor poppei
(Redirected from Eosipho poppei)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Eosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Calagrassor |
| Species: | C. poppei
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| Calagrassor poppei (Fraussen, 2001)[1]
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Calagrassor poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.[2]
Description
[edit]A carnivorous and predatory [3] sea snail found in the Philippines, this mollusk has a shell size that averages 16.6mm (0.65 inches) [4]
Common name: Poppe's delicate whelk[5] named for Guido T. Poppe, conchologist and museum-quality collector, photographer, and author active in the field since childhood.
The species is known to attain a size of 50+ mm. An operculum is present.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ Fraussen (2001). Gloria Maris 39 (5–6) : 90–97. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Calagrassor poppei (Fraussen, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744013 on 2014-12-04
- ^ Kantor, Yu.I.; Puillandre, N.; Fraussen, K.; Fedosov, A.E.; Bouchet, P. (2013). "Deep-water Buccinidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from sunken wood, vents and seeps: Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 93 (8): 2177–2195. doi:10.1017/S0025315413000672. S2CID 86464609.
- ^ "BUCCINIDAE, Calagrassor poppei | Conchology".
- ^ "BUCCINIDAE, Calagrassor poppei | Conchology".
- Fraussen K. 2001. A new Eosipho (Buccinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Gloria Maris 39(5–6) : 90–97
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calagrassor poppei.
- "Eosipho poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Fraussen K., Fedosov A.E. & Bouchet P. (2013) Deep-water Buccinidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from sunken wood, vents and seeps: Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93(8): 2177–2195.