Astyris rosacea
| Astyris rosacea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Astyris |
| Species: | A. rosacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Astyris rosacea (Gould, 1840) | |
| Synonyms.[1] | |
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Astyris rosacea, common name the rosy northern dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean from Greenland to New Jersey, in European waters and in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska.
References
- 1 2 Astyris rosacea (Gould, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
External links
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