Cotonopsis lafresnayi

Cotonopsis lafresnayi, common name the well-ribbed dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Cotonopsis lafresnayi
Apertural view of a shell of Cotonopsis lafresnayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Cotonopsis
Species:
C. lafresnayi
Binomial name
Cotonopsis lafresnayi
(P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anachis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
  • Columbella lafresnayi Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 (basionym)
  • Columbella saint-pairiana Caillet, 1864
  • Costoanachis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)

Description

The size of the adult shell varies between 10 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the North West Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.
  • Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
  • Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
  • "Anachis (Costoanachis) lafresnayi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.


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