Biology:Cantrainea yoyottei

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Cantrainea yoyottei
Cantrainea yoyottei (MNHN-IM-2000-31381).jpeg
Shell of Cantrainea yoyottei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Colloniinae
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C. yoyottei
Binomial name
Cantrainea yoyottei
Vilvens, 2001[1]

Cantrainea yoyottei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Lesser Antilles off Guadeloupe.

References

  • Vilvens, C., 2001. Description of a new species of Cantrainea (Gastropoda: Turbinidae: Colloniinae) from Guadeloupe. Novapex 2(4): 153-156

Wikidata ☰ Q5034059 entry