Cotonopsis lafresnayi
Appearance
Cotonopsis lafresnayi | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Cotonopsis lafresnayi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Cotonopsis |
Species: | C. lafresnayi
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Binomial name | |
Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cotonopsis lafresnayi, common name the well-ribbed dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the adult shell varies between 10 mm and 19 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the North West Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
External links
[edit]- "Anachis (Costoanachis) lafresnayi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
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