Cantrainea yoyottei

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

Cantrainea yoyottei
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]

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


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