Exomilus compressus

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Exomilus compressus
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Shell of Exomilus compressus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Exomilus
Species:
E. compressus
Binomial name
Exomilus compressus
Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012
Synonyms [1]

Exomilus compressaFedosov & Puillandre, 2012 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)

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Exomilus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1] This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region and is characterized by its slender, fusiform shell with distinct axial ribbing. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Loyalty Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Exomilus compressus Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714107 on 2019-04-13}
  2. ↑ Puillandre, N.; Samadi, S.; Boisselier, M.-C.; Sysoev, A.V.; Kantor, Y.I.; Cruaud, C.; Couloux, A.; Bouchet, P. (2008). "Starting to unravel the toxoglossan knot: Molecular phylogeny of the "turrids" (Neogastropoda: Conoidea)" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (3): 1122–1134. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.007. ISSN   1055-7903.


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