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Bivetopsia haemastoma

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Bivetopsia haemastoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Bivetopsia
Species:
B. haemastoma
Binomial name
Bivetopsia haemastoma
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832]
Synonyms

Cancellaria haemastoma G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (original combination)

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

Description

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The species grows to 15–20 mm.

Distribution

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Endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Bivetopsia haemastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608045 on 2015-06-07