Euthria somalica

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Euthria somalica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Euthria
Species:
E. somalica
Binomial name
Euthria somalica
(Parth, 1999) [1]
Synonyms [2]

Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999

Euthria somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 71 mm. The Euthria somalica ranges in shades of brown, inside a swirled shell.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia.

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References

  1. Parth (1999). Spixiana 22 (3) : 245–246. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999) . Fraussen, K. (2010). Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490996 on 28 February 2011 .