Alexania floridana
| Alexania floridana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Alexania |
| Species: | A. floridana
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| Binomial name | |
| Alexania floridana (Pilsbry, 1945)
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Alexania floridana is a species of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its greatest diameter 4.5 mm (0.18 in).[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to the United States and occurs off Florida. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alexania floridana (Pilsbry, 1945). 8 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
Further reading
[edit]- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. Texas: Texas A&M Press, College Station.
- Pilsbry, H.A. (1945). "Stenacme floridana, an American member of the Amphibolacea". The Nautilus. 58 (4): 112–116.