Obesotoma woodiana
Obesotoma woodiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Obesotoma woodiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Obesotoma |
| Species: | O. woodiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Obesotoma woodiana (Møller, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Defrancia woodiana Moller, 1842 | |
This species was named after William Wood, an English surgeon, zoologist and entomologist
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Svalbard.
References
- Obesotoma woodiana (Møller, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
- Moller, H.P.C (1842) Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, (1) 4 (1) : 76–97.
- Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
- 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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