Pedicularia californica

Pedicularia californica
Pedicularia californica (Newcomb, 1864) – Pediculariidae – Mollusc shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Pedicularia
Species:	P. californica
Binomial name
Pedicularia californica (Newcomb, 1864)
Synonyms [1]
Pedicularia ovuliformisBerry, 1946

Pedicularia californica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies. ^[1]

Distribution

In deeper water, California coast and Channel islands.

References

1. Pedicularia californica (Newcomb, 1864) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 January 2019.

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