Cataegis finkli

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Cataegis finkli
Cataegis finkli (MNHN-IM-2012-18273).jpeg
Shell of Cataegis finkli (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Cataegidae
Genus: Cataegis
Species:
C. finkli
Binomial name
Cataegis finkli
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cataegis toreuta McLean & Quinn, 1987
  • Homalopoma finkli Petuch, 1987
  • Conus tristensis Petuch, E.J., 1987

Cataegis finkli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1][2]

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 37 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and Colombia; in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Cataegis finkli (Petuch, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512345 on 2013-04-14
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  • McLean, J.H. & Quinn J.F., 1987. Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae New subfamily). The Nautilus 101(3): 111-116

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