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Obesotoma woodiana

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Obesotoma woodiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. woodiana
Binomial name
Obesotoma woodiana
(Møller, 1842)
Synonyms[1]

Defrancia woodiana Moller, 1842

Obesotoma woodiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

This species was named after William Wood, an English surgeon, zoologist and entomologist

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Svalbard.

References

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  1. ^ a b Obesotoma woodiana (Møller, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
  • Moller, H.P.C (1842) Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, (1) 4 (1) : 76–97.
  • Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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