Sydaphera spengleriana, the Spengler's nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Sydaphera spengleriana | |
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Sydaphera spengleriana shell | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Sydaphera |
Species: | S. spengleriana
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Binomial name | |
Sydaphera spengleriana (Deshayes, 1830)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830 |
Distribution
editDescription
editShell of Sydaphera spengleriana can reach a size of 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in).[2]
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Shells of Sydaphera spengleriana
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A corrugated form of a shell of Sydaphera spengleriana
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A smooth form
Bibliography
edit- Jerome M. Eisenberg Jr., William E. Old - Collector's guide to Seashells of the World p 132/19
- R. Tucker Abbott, S. Peter Dance - Compendium of Seashells p 226/1.3
- Alain Robin - Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods p 457/15
- Encyclopédie Méthodique Vol. 2, p 185
- Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World p 262
- Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
- M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the World p 133
References
edit- ^ a b Sydaphera spengleriana (Deshayes, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Sydaphera spengleriana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ GBIF
- Deshayes, G. P., 1830 Histoire naturelle des vers. In: Encyclopédie méthodique, vol. 2(1), p. 1-256
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
External links
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