Engoniophos unicinctus

Engoniophos unicinctus
	Engoniophos unicinctus shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Photinae
Genus:	Engoniophos
Species:	E. unicinctus
Binomial name
	Engoniophos unicinctus; (Say, 1826)
Synonyms
	Nassa guadelupensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1852; Nassa pallida Powys, 1835; Nassa unicincta Say, 1826 (original combination); Phos unicinctus (Say, 1826); Strongylocera textilina Mörch, 1852;

Engoniophos unicinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 27.1 mm.

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

WoRMS (2010). Engoniophos unicinctus (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419966 on 2017-11-22

Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 51-59
Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23

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