Scalptia hystrix

Scalptia hystrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Scalptia hystrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Scalptia
Species:
S. hystrix
Binomial name
Scalptia hystrix
(Reeve, 1856)
Synonyms[1]

Cancellaria hystrix Reeve, 1856
Scalptia macconkeyi Jousseaume, 1894

References
  1. Scalptia hystrix (Reeve, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.


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