Euspira macilenta

Species of gastropod

Euspira macilenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Euspira
Species:
E. macilenta
Binomial name
Euspira macilenta
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lunatia macilenta (Philippi, 1844)
  • Natica macilenta Philippi, 1844 (basionym)
  • Polinices macilenta (Philippi, 1844)

Euspira macilenta is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844). Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140532 on 17 June 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
  • Oliverio, Marco (2006). Gastropoda Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
Taxon identifiers
Euspira macilenta


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