Antiplanes diomedea
Antiplanes diomedea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Antiplanes diomedea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Antiplanes |
| Species: | A. diomedea |
| Binomial name | |
| Antiplanes diomedea Bartsch, 1944 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Antiplanes diomedia [sic] (misspelling) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 40.2 mm, its diameter 15.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.
References
- Antiplanes diomedea Bartsch, 1944. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
- Abbott R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls
External links
- Bartsch, P, Some turrid mollusks of Monterey Bay and vinicity; Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, v. 57 pp. 57–68
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Antiplanes diomedea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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