Euthria cornea
| Euthria cornea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Subfamily: | Buccininae |
| Genus: | Euthria |
| Species: | E. cornea |
| Binomial name | |
| Euthria cornea (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Euthria cornea, common name : the spindle euthria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20mm and 80 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Portugal and Morocco and in the Mediterranean Sea
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Euthria cornea (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Gastropods.com = Euthria cornea; accessed : 30 October 2010
- 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