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Tegula eiseni

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Tegula eiseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Tegula
Species:
T. eiseni
Binomial name
Tegula eiseni
(Jordan, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Tegula (Agathistoma) mendella McLean, J.H., 1964

Tegula eiseni, common name the western banded tegula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from central California, USA to Baja California, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ Tegula eiseni (Jordan, 1936). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506.
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  • "Tegula eiseni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Wallawalla: Tegula eiseni