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Euspira macilenta

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Euspira macilenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Euspira
Species:
E. macilenta
Binomial name
Euspira macilenta
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lunatia macilenta (Philippi, 1844)
  • Natica macilenta Philippi, 1844 (basionym)
  • Polinices macilenta (Philippi, 1844)

Euspira macilenta is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844). Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140532 on 17 June 2010 .