Cantrainea macleani
Cantrainea macleani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]
| Cantrainea macleani | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Cantrainea macleani (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Genus: | Cantrainea |
| Species: | C. macleani |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantrainea macleani Warén & Bouchet, 1993 | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Southeast USA.
References
- Cantrainea macleani Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Warèn, A. & Bouchet, P., 1993. New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22(1): 1-90
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