- Retimohnia caelata
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Retimohnia caelata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Buccinoidea Family: Buccinidae Genus: Retimohnia Species: R. caelata Binomial name Retimohnia caelata
(Verrill, A.E. & S.I. Smith, 1880)Synonyms[1] - Colus obesus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
- Mohnia caelata (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
- Neptunea caelata Verrill, 1880
- Neptunea obesus Verrill, A.E., 1884
- Sipho caelatulus Verrill, 1884
- Sipho hebes Verrill, 1884
- Sipho obesus Verrill, 1884
Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (Massachusetts to North Carolina)
References
- ^ a b Retimohnia caelata A. E. Verrill, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467486 on 17 April 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
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp
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