Obesotoma tomiyaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Obesotoma tomiyaensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. tomiyaensis
Binomial name
Obesotoma tomiyaensis
(Otuka, 1949)
Synonyms[1]

Nematoma tomiyaensis (Otuka, 1949)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs from the Bering Strait to Cape Cod, Northeast USA

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2013). Obesotoma tomiyaensis (Otuka, 1949). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576383 on 2017-10-26
  • Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls
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