Cantrainea philipiana
Cantrainea philipiana is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]
| Cantrainea philipiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Colloniinae |
| Genus: | Cantrainea |
| Species: | C. philipiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantrainea philipiana (Dall, 1889) | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Lesser Antilles off Dominica.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Cantrainea philipiana (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512326 on 2013-02-10
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