Fenimorea chaaci

Fenimorea chaaci is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Fenimorea chaaci
Shell of Fenimorea chaaci (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Fenimorea
Species:
F. chaaci
Binomial name
Fenimorea chaaci
(Espinosa & Rolan, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathrodrillia chaaci (Espinosa & Rolán, 1995)
  • Drillia (Clathrodrillia) chaaci Espinosa & Rolán, 1995 (basionym)
  • Drillia chaaci Espinosa & Rolan, 1995

Description

The shell grows to a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatán, Mexico.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea chaaci (Espinosa & Rolán, 1995). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871988 on 2016-08-02
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.


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