Euspira phaeocephala

Euspira phaeocephala
Shell of Euspira phaeocephala (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Euspira
Species:	E. phaeocephala
Binomial name
Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
Synonyms
Natica phaeocephalaDautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896

Euspira phaeocephala is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

1. Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896) . Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140537 on 17 June 2010 .

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

External links

• Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1895. 1. Mollusques Gastéropodes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 395-498, pl. 15-22