Antillophos candeanus

Antillophos candeanus
Shell of Antillophos candeanus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
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

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

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 28.5 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References[]

• 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.

External links[]

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

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