Cancellaria obesa
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Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Cancellaria |
Species: | C. obesa
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Binomial name | |
Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832.
Cancellaria obesa, common name : the obese nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 57 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Baja California, Mexico, Ecuador and Galapagos.
References[]
- ^ a b Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
External links[]
- "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
Media related to Cancellaria obesa at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Cancellariidae
- Gastropods described in 1832
- Cancellariidae stubs