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Fenimorea nivalis

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Fenimorea nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Fenimorea
Species:
F. nivalis
Binomial name
Fenimorea nivalis
Fallon, 2016

Fenimorea nivalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

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The length of this marine shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea nivalis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872029 on 2016-09-30
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  • Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.
  • "Fenimorea nivalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.