Oenopota dictyophora

Oenopota dictyophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Oenopota dictyophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Oenopota
Species:
O. dictyophora
Binomial name
Oenopota dictyophora
Bouchet & Warén, 1980

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters off the British Isles and in the Bay of Biscay.

References

  • Bouchet, P. & A. Warén, 1980, Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae. Journal of Molluscan Studies, supplement 8: 1 120

Further reading

  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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