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Collonista eroopolitana

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Collonista eroopolitana
Shell of Leptothyra eroopolitana (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Colloniidae
Genus: Collonista
Species:
C. eroopolitana
Binomial name
Collonista eroopolitana
(Issel, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Leptothyra eroopolitana (Issel, 1869)
  • Turbo eroopolitanus Issel, 1869 (original combination)

Collonista eroopolitana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Collonista eroopolitana (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1380631 on 2021-05-01
  • Savigny, J-.C., 1817 Description de l'Egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand. Histoire Naturelle, p. 339 pp
  • Bouchet, P. & Danrigal, F., 1982. Napoleon's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801) and the Savigny collection of shells. The Nautilus 96(1): 9-24
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
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