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Scaphella contoyensis

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Scaphella contoyensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Scaphella
Species:
S. contoyensis
Binomial name
Scaphella contoyensis
Emerson & W. E. Old jr., 1979

Scaphella contoyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

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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

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Gulf of Mexico, Yucatán area.

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