Cantrainea sunderlandi
Cantrainea sunderlandi is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]
| Cantrainea sunderlandi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Colloniinae |
| Genus: | Cantrainea |
| Species: | C. sunderlandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantrainea sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a height of 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Cantrainea sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581286 on 2013-02-10
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2009). An updated list of the recent Bolma species (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) with description of two new species from French Polynesia and New Caledonia. Novapex 10(1): 17-24
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