Engina alveolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Engina alveolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Engina
Species:
E. alveolata
Binomial name
Engina alveolata
(Kiener, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Engina histrio (Reeve, 1846)
  • Engina reevei Tryon, 1883
  • Ricinula histrio Reeve, 1846

Description

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Shell size 15 mm.

Distribution

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Queensland, Australia.

 
Juvenile

References

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  1. ^ a b Engina alveolata (Kiener, 1836). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 August 2010.