Cyllene desnoyersi

Cyllene desnoyersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Cyllene
Species:	C. desnoyersi
Binomial name
Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825) †

Cyllene desnoyersi is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. ^[1]

There is one subspecies Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 (synonyms : Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975; Cyllene lyrata (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

Distribution

The species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and Angola.

References

1. Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 February 2011.

Further reading

• Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.

External links

• "Cyllene desnoyersi desnoyersi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.