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Euthria marianae

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Euthria marianae
Shell of Euthria marianae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Euthria
Species:
E. marianae
Binomial name
Euthria marianae
Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003
Synonyms

Euthria cecilea Fraussen & Rolán, 2003

Euthria marianae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 33 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

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  • Fraussen, K.; Rolán, E. (2003). Four new Euthria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Cape Verde Archipelago. Gloria Maris. 42(4-5): 76-93
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Fraussen K. & Swinnen F. (2016). A review of the genus Euthria Gray, 1839 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Cape Verde archipelago. Xenophora Taxonomy. 11: 9-31.