Oenopota dictyophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Oenopota dictyophora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Oenopota
Species:
O. dictyophora
Binomial name
Oenopota dictyophora
Bouchet & Warén, 1980

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.1 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters off the British Isles and in the Bay of Biscay.

References

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  1. ^ a b Serge Gofas (2011). "Oenopota dictyophora Bouchet & Warén, 1980". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  • Bouchet, P. & A. Warén, 1980, Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae. Journal of Molluscan Studies, supplement 8: 1 120

Further reading

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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