Cancellaria obesa, common name : the obese nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
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Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Cancellaria |
Species: | C. obesa
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Binomial name | |
Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 57 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Baja California, Mexico, Ecuador and Galapagos.
References
edit- ^ a b Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
External links
edit- "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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