Fenimorea mackintoshi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Fenimorea mackintoshi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Fenimorea |
| Species: | F. mackintoshi
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| Binomial name | |
| Fenimorea mackintoshi Fallon, 2016
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Description
editThe length of this marine shell varies between 12 mm and 15.5 mm. The shape is fusiform and has approximately 9 whorls, with the bottom whorl consisting of over half of the shell's height. The color is an uneven brown with a white apex whorl, anterior fasciole, and distal end of anterior canal. [1]
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Bahamas.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea mackintoshi Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872004 on 2016-09-30
External links
edit- Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.
- "Fenimorea mackintoshi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.