Iphinopsis choshiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Iphinopsis |
Species: | I. choshiensis |
Binomial name | |
Iphinopsis choshiensis (Habe, 1958) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Iphinoella choshiensis Habe, 1958 |
Iphinopsis choshiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]
The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.
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This species occurs in the seas off Japan.
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