- Lovellona atramentosa
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Lovellona atramentosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Clathurellinae Genus: Lovellona Species: L. atramentosa Binomial name Lovellona atramentosa
(Reeve, 1849)Synonyms[1] - Conus atramentosus Reeve, 1849 (basionym)
- Mitromorpha atramentosa Reeve
Lovellona atramentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 5 mm and 13 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll, Mozambique and KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ^ a b Lovellona atramentosa (Reeve, 1849) . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428917 on 14 March 2011.
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
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