Cyrillia aequalis

Cyrillia aequalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Cyrillia aequalis
Shell of Cyrillia aequalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Cyrillia
Species:
C. aequalis
Binomial name
Cyrillia aequalis
(Jeffreys, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cenodagreutes aethus E. H. Smith, 1967
  • Defrancia aequalis Jeffreys, 1867
  • Defrancia linearis var. aequalis Jeffreys, 1867
  • Mangelia linearis var. intermedia Forbes & Hanley, 1853
  • Raphitoma aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867)
  • Raphitoma linearis aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Norway to the Western Mediterranean

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Cyrillia aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389219 on 2019-11-24
  • 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



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