Biology:Demoulia obtusata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Five views of a shell of Demoulia obtusata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Demoulia |
| Species: | D. obtusata
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| Demoulia obtusata (Link, 1807)
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Demoulia obtusata, common name : the obtuse demoulia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 17 mm and 25 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, Gabon and Senegal.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Demoulia obtusata (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 August 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
- 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
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
External links
- "Demoulia obtusata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_3327.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5256383 entry
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