Euspira grossularia

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Euspira grossularia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Euspira
Species:
E. grossularia
Binomial name
Euspira grossularia
(Marche-Marchad, 1957)
Synonyms [1]
  • Lunatia grossularia(Marche-Marchad, 1957)
  • Polinices grossulariaMarche-Marchad, 1957 (original combination)
  • Polynices grossulariaMarche-Marchad

Euspira grossularia, the Senegal moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in Mediterranean waters (Spain, Portugal); in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Euspira grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140530 on 2015-06-21