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Retimohnia caelata

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Retimohnia caelata
Retimohnia caelata (Verrill & Smith, 1880) – Buccinidae – Mollusc shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Retimohniidae
Genus: Retimohnia
Species:
R. caelata
Binomial name
Retimohnia caelata
Synonyms[1]
  • Colus caelatus (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
  • Colus obesus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
  • Mohnia caelata (Verrill & S. I. Smith, 1880)
  • Neptunea (Sipho) caelata Verrill, 1880
  • Neptunea obesus Verrill, A.E., 1884
  • Sipho caelatulus Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho caelatus (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
  • Sipho caelatus var. hebes Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho hebes Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho obesus Verrill, 1884

Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (from Massachusetts to North Carolina)

References

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  • 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
  • Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp