Conopleura aliena
| Conopleura aliena | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Conopleura |
| Species: | C. aliena |
| Binomial name | |
| Conopleura aliena Smriglio, Mariottini & Calascibetta, 1999 | |
Conopleura aliena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1] [2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 6.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Conopleura aliena Smriglio, Mariottini & Calascibetta, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- ↑ P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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