Retimohnia caelata
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Retimohnia caelata (Verrill & Smith, 1880) – Buccinidae – Mollusc shell | |
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Species: | R. caelata
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Retimohnia caelata (A. E. Verrill & S. I. Smith, 1880)
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Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm
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Distribution[]
This speciesoccurs in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (from Massachusetts to North Carolina)
References[]
- ^ a b Retimohnia caelata A. E. Verrill, 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- 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
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp
Categories:
- Buccinidae
- Gastropods described in 1880
- Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith
- Buccinidae stubs