Alexania floridana

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Alexania floridana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Alexania
Species:
A. floridana
Binomial name
Alexania floridana
(Pilsbry, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Habea floridana(Pilsbry, 1945) superseded combination
  • Stenacme floridanaPilsbry, 1945 superseded combination

Alexania floridana is a species of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. [1]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its greatest diameter 4.5 mm (0.18 in).[ citation needed ]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the United States and occurs off Florida. [1]

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