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Solatia piscatoria

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Solatia piscatoria
Shell of Solatia piscatoria (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Solatia
Species:
S. piscatoria
Binomial name
Solatia piscatoria
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum piscatorium Gmelin, 1791
  • Cancellaria brocchii Crosse, 1861
  • Cancellaria nodulosa Lamarck, 1822
  • Cancellaria piscatoria (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cancellaria piscatoria minor Pallary, 1920
  • Murex semilunaris Gmelin, 1791
  • Solatia solat Jousseaume, 1887

Solatia piscatoria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 20.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Mauretania.

References

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  1. ^ a b Solatia piscatoria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
  • Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
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