Exomilus compressus
Appearance
Exomilus compressus | |
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Shell of Exomilus compressus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Exomilus |
Species: | E. compressus
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Binomial name | |
Exomilus compressus Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012
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Synonyms[1] | |
Exomilus compressa Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet) |
Exomilus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is found off of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Loyalty Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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}
External links
[edit]- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Fedosov A. E. & Puillandre N. (2012) Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Kermia–Pseudodaphnella (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) genus complex: a remarkable radiation via diversification of larval development. Systematics and Biodiversity 10(4): 447-477
- Gastropods.com: Exomilus compressus
- MNHN, Paris: specimen