Euthria amorimi

Euthria amorimi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Euthria amorimi
Shell of Euthria amorimi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Euthria
Species:
E. amorimi
Binomial name
Euthria amorimi
Fraussen, 2004

Description

The length of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References
  1. Euthria amorimi Fraussen, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Fraussen K. & Swinnen F. (2016). A review of the genus Euthria Gray, 1839 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Cape Verde archipelago. Xenophora Taxonomy. 11: 9-31


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