Antillophos candeanus

Antillophos candeanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Antillophos candeanus
Shell of Antillophos candeanus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Antillophos
Species:
A. candeanus
Binomial name
Antillophos candeanus
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria candeana d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Cancellaria candei d'Orbigny, 1842 (unjustified emendation of Cancellaria candeana)
  • Phos antillarum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853

References
  1. Antillophos candeanus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Petit de la Saussaye S. (1853). Notice sur le genre Phos de Denys de Montfort, avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 3: 235–245, pl. 8.


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