Parametaria dupontii
Appearance
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Shell of Parametaria dupontii from Mexico, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Parametaria |
Species: | P. dupontii
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Binomial name | |
Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Parametaria dupontii, the Dupont's dove shell or false cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Shells of Parametaria dupontii can reach a length of about 13–28 millimetres (0.51–1.10 in).[3][4]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Gulf of California and in Pacific Mexico.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- ^ a b "Parametaria dupontii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.