Cantrainea peloritana
| Cantrainea peloritana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Colloniinae |
| Genus: | Cantrainea |
| Species: | C. peloritana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantrainea peloritana (Cantraine, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Turbo peloritanus Cantraine, 1835 | |
Cantrainea peloritana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell varies between 5 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Bay of Biscayne and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Cantrainea peloritana (Cantraine, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2010.
External links
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