- Gourmya gourmyi
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Gourmya gourmyi Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade SorbeoconchaSuperfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Cerithiidae Genus: Gourmya Species: G. gourmyi Binomial name Gourmya gourmyi
(Crosse, 1861)Synonyms Cerithium gourmyi Crosse, 1861
Gourmya gourmyi, common name the Gourmya Cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along New Caledonia and the New Hebrides.
References
- ^ Gourmya gourmyi (Crosse, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547184 on 8 February 2011.
External links
- Houbrick R. S. (1981). "Anatomy and systematics of Gourmya gourmyi (Prosobranchia: Cerithiidae), a Tethyan relict from the southwest Pacific". The Nautilus 95(1): 2-11.
- Gastropods.com : Gourmya gourmyi ; accessed : 8 February 2011
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