Cataegis celebesensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1][2]
| Cataegis celebesensis | |
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| Shell of Cataegis celebesensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Cataegidae |
| Genus: | Cataegis |
| Species: | C. celebesensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cataegis celebesensis McLean & Quinn, 1987
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 20.5 mm (0.81 in).
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Distribution
editThis marine species is found in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Cataegis celebesensis McLean & Quinn, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512343 on 2013-04-14
- ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- 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
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species