Euthria somalica
Euthria somalica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Euthria |
Species: | S. somalica |
Binomial name | |
Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999)[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999 |
Euthria somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
Description
The size of the shell attains 71 mm. The Euthria somalica ranges in shades of brown, inside a swirled shell.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Somalia.
References
- ↑ Parth (1999). Spixiana 22 (3) : 245-246. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- 1 2 Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999). Fraussen, K. (2010). Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490996 on 28 February 2011.
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