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Exomilus compressus

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Exomilus compressus
Shell of Exomilus compressus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Exomilus
Species:
E. compressus
Binomial name
Exomilus compressus
Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012
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

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The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.

References

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  1. ^ 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}
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  • 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