Famelica polyacantha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
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| Shell of Famelica polyacantha (paratype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Famelica |
| Species: | F. polyacantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Famelica polyacantha (Stahlschmidt, Chino & Kilburn, 2012)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Veprecula polyacantha Stahlschmidt, Chino & Kilburn, 2012 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Veprecula Melvill, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432584 on 2023-02-04
- Stahlschmidt P., Chino M. & Kilburn R.N. (2012) Two new Veprecula species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica 5(6): 99–103.
- Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2021). Description of a new Famelica species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Philippines. Gloria Maris. 60(4): 184–187.