''Phaenomenella cirsiumoides'' is a
species
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of
sea snail
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, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
family
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Buccinidae, the true whelks.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Phaenomenella cirsiumoides (Fraussen, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=703939 on 2014-09-27]
Description
The length of the shell attains 30.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the
South China Sea
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and off
Japan
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References
* Fraussen K. 2004. Two new deep water Buccinidae (Gastropoda) from western Pacific. Novapex 5(2-3) : 85-89
* Fraussen K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2012) Two new Phaenomenella (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Vietnam. Gloria Maris 51(4): 85-92.
* Fraussen K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2013) The extensive Indo-Pacific radiation of Phaenomenella Fraussen & Hadorn, 2006 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) with description of a new species. Novapex 14(4): 81-86.
External links
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Buccinidae
Gastropods described in 2004
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