Nipponaphera wallacei
Nipponaphera wallacei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[2]
| Nipponaphera wallacei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Nipponaphera |
| Species: | N. wallacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Nipponaphera wallacei Petit & Harasewych, 2000[1] | |
The specific name wallacei is in honor of Mr. Martin Wallace, who collected type specimens.[1]
Description
Distribution
References
- Petit R. E. & Harasewych M. G. (2000). "Additions to the Cancellariid (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) Fauna of South Africa". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(1): 145–154. http://hdl.handle.net/10088/8310
- Nipponaphera wallacei Petit & Harasewych, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
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