Biology:Cantrainea panamensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cantrainea panamensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Phasianelloidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Colloniinae
Genus: Cantrainea
Species:
C. panamensis
Binomial name
Cantrainea panamensis
(Dall, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
  • Homalopoma panamense (Dall, 1908)

Cantrainea panamensis is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to Panama

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Cantrainea panamensis (Dall, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512327 on 2013-02-10

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5034050 entry