Cataegis celebesensis

Cataegis celebesensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1][2]

Cataegis celebesensis
Shell of Cataegis celebesensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Cataegidae
Genus: Cataegis
Species:
C. celebesensis
Binomial name
Cataegis celebesensis
McLean & Quinn, 1987

Description

The height of the shell attains 20.5 mm (0.81 in).

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Cataegis celebesensis McLean & Quinn, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512343 on 2013-04-14
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  • McLean, J.H. & Quinn J.F., 1987. -Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae New subfamily). The Nautilus 101(3): 111-116
  • Vilvens C. (2016). New records and new species of Cataegis (Gastropoda: Seguenzioidea) from Solomon Islands. Novapex. 17(4): 67–76.


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