''Cataegis celebesensis'' is a

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Cataegidae Cataegidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). ''Cataegidae''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ...

.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Cataegis celebesensis'' McLean & Quinn, 1987. Retrieved through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512343 on 2013-04-14Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Description

The height of the shell attains .

Distribution

This marine species is found in the

Makassar Strait Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. To the north it joins the Celebes Sea, while to the south it meets the Java Sea. To the northeast, it forms the Sangkulirang Bay south of the Mangkalihat Pe ...

, Indonesia

References

* McLean, J.H. & Quinn J.F., 1987. -Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae New subfamily). The Nautilus 101(3): 111-116 * Vilvens C. (2016). ''New records and new species of Cataegis (Gastropoda: Seguenzioidea) from Solomon Islands''. Novapex. 17(4): 67-76.

External links

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)

To Encyclopedia of Life

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

To World Register of Marine Species
Cataegis Gastropods described in 1987 {{Cataegidae-stub