Euspira phaeocephala
Euspira phaeocephala is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
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Shell of Euspira phaeocephala (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896) | |
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Natica phaeocephala Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896 |
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.
References
- 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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