Coriocella safagae

Coriocella safagae
Coriocella safagae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Velutinoidea
Family: Velutinidae
Genus: Coriocella
Species: C. safagae
Binomial name
Coriocella safagae
Wellens, 1999[1]

Coriocella safagae is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.[2]

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Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ Wellens (1999). J. of Conchology 36 (5) : 17-24. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ Coriocella safagae Wellens, 1999. WoRMS (2010). Coriocella safagae Wellens, 1999. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458616 on 14 August 2010.

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