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Exilioidea atlantica

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Exilioidea atlantica
Shell of Exilioidea atlantica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ptychatractidae
Genus: Exilioidea
Species:
E. atlantica
Binomial name
Exilioidea atlantica
Bouchet & Warén, 1988[1]

Exilioidea atlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ptychatractidae.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 35.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico

References

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  • Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1988). Transfer of Exilioidea Grant & Gale, 1931 to Turbinellidae, with descriptions of three new species (Neogastropoda). Venus. 47(3): 172-184.
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