Calagrassor poppei
| Calagrassor poppei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Calagrassor |
| Species: | C. poppei |
| Binomial name | |
| Calagrassor poppei ( Fraussen, 2001)[1] | |
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Calagrassor poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
Description
A carnivorous and predatory [3] sea snail found in the Philippines, this mollusk has a shell size that averages 16.6mm (0.65 inches) [4] Classification: Biota (Superdomain) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Buccinidae (Family) > Calagrassor (Genus) > Calagrassor poppei (Species) > [5]
Common Family: Neptunes, Whelks and Allies Common Name: Poppe’s Delicate Whelk [6] named for Guido T. Poppe, conchologist and museum-quality collector, photographer, and author active in the field since childhood.
Mollusk Shell Facts
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Fraussen (2001). Gloria Maris 39 (5-6) : 90-97. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Calagrassor poppei (Fraussen, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744013 on 2014-12-04
- ↑ http://www.researchgate.net/publication/259437865_Deep-water_Buccinidae_(Gastropoda_Neogastropoda)_from_sunken_wood_vents_and_seeps_molecular_phylogeny_and_taxonomy
- ↑ http://www.conchology.be/?t=68&u=643205&g=2c4bae58422ac89e26d3591b3b1dd896&q=8fc9abc351d7966707717f9bfadfca17
- ↑ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744013
- ↑ http://www.conchology.be/?t=68&u=287205&g=d5569357860f8676bdb85985d96c25f2&q=faa3a0dc18ad567c439db51a6d1c7c0d
- Fraussen K. 2001. A new Eosipho (Buccinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Gloria Maris 39(5-6) : 90-97
External links
- Gastropods.com : Eosipho poppei; accessed : 23 November 2010
- Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Fraussen K., Fedosov A.E. & Bouchet P. (2013) Deep-water Buccinidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from sunken wood, vents and seeps: Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93(8): 2177-2195.
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