Antillophos candeanus

Antillophos candeanus
Shell of Antillophos candeanus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Antillophos
Species:
A. candeanus
Binomial name
Antillophos candeanus
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria candeana d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Cancellaria candei d'Orbigny, 1842 (unjustified emendation of Cancellaria candeana)
  • Phos antillarum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853

Antillophos candeanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 28.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

  1. ^ a b Antillophos candeanus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Petit de la Saussaye S. (1853). Notice sur le genre Phos de Denys de Montfort, avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 3: 235–245, pl. 8.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.