Scaphella contoyensis
Appearance
Scaphella contoyensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Scaphella |
Species: | S. contoyensis
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Binomial name | |
Scaphella contoyensis Emerson & W. E. Old jr., 1979
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Scaphella contoyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
[edit]The shells are fusiform. They are said to be similar to species of Ericusa and Cymbiolista in color and size, though they lack spines. [1]
Distribution
[edit]Gulf of Mexico, Yucatán area.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Scaphella contoyensis Emerson & W. E. Old jr., 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.