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Famelica scipio

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Famelica scipio
Original image of a shell of Famelica scipio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Famelica
Species:
F. scipio
Binomial name
Famelica scipio
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia scipio (Dall, 1889)
  • Mangilia scipio Dall, 1889 (original combination)

Famelica scipio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Dominica and St Vincent at depths between 227 m to 1796 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Famelica scipio (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532835 on 2019-04-17
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.