Retimohnia caelata
Species of gastropod
Retimohnia caelata | |
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Retimohnia caelata (Verrill & Smith, 1880) – Buccinidae – Mollusc shell | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Retimohniidae |
Genus: | Retimohnia |
Species: | R. caelata |
Binomial name | |
Retimohnia caelata (A. E. Verrill & S. I. Smith, 1880) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (from Massachusetts to North Carolina)
References
- ^ a b Retimohnia caelata A. E. Verrill, 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species 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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