Biology:Antillophos candeanus

Short description: Species of gastropod

Antillophos candeanus
Shell of Antillophos candeanus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Antillophos
Species:	A. candeanus
Binomial name
Antillophos candeanus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms
Cancellaria candeana d'Orbigny, 1842 Cancellaria candei d'Orbigny, 1842 (unjustified emendation of Cancellaria candeana) Phos antillarum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853

Antillophos candeanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.

Description

The length of the shell attains 28.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

• Petit de la Saussaye S. (1853). Notice sur le genre Phos de Denys de Montfort, avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 3: 235–245, pl. 8.

External links

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

Wikidata ☰ Q284208 entry