Sydaphera undulata

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

Sydaphera undulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Sydaphera
Species:
S. undulata
Binomial name
Sydaphera undulata
( G.B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria peruviana Strong, A.M., 1954
  • Cancellaria undulata G.B. Sowerby II, 1849 (basionym)
  • Cancellaria undulata var. truncata G.B. Sowerby II, 1849a
  • Sydaphera renovata Iredale, 1929

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 60 mm.

apertural view
abapertural view

Distribution

This marine species is found between Southern Queensland and West Australia.

References
  1. Sydaphera undulata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 June 2011.


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