Gaillea canetae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Eosiphonidae |
Genus: | Gaillea |
Species: | G. canetae |
Binomial name | |
Gaillea canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Gaillea canetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies. [1]
A rare deepwater species.
Taken alive in fish traps set at 1,700 ft. depth (515 metres)
Offshore West coast BARBADOS, Lesser Antilles.