Obesotoma gigas
Obesotoma gigas is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Obesotoma gigas | |
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Drawing of a shell of Obesotoma gigas | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Obesotoma |
Species: | O. gigas |
Binomial name | |
Obesotoma gigas (Verkrüzen, 1875) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 14 mm.
References
- Obesotoma gigas (Verkrüzen, 1875). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
- Verkruzen, T.A. (1882) Buccinum L. Jahrbuch. der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 9: 203–221, 356–365.
- 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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