Euspira phaeocephala

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

Euspira phaeocephala
Shell of Euspira phaeocephala (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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E. phaeocephala
Binomial name
Euspira phaeocephala
(Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
Synonyms

Natica phaeocephala Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

  1. Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896). Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896). 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=140537 on 17 June 2010 .
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
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