Parametaria dupontii
Parametaria dupontii | |
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Shell of Parametaria dupontii from Mexico, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Parametaria |
Species: | P. dupontii |
Binomial name | |
Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Parametaria dupontii, tre Dupont's Dove Shell or False Cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1][2]
Description
Shells of Parametaria dupontii can reach a length of about 13–28 millimetres (0.51–1.10 in).[3][4]
Distribution
This species can be found in Gulf of California and in Pacific Mexico.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ↑ Biolib
- 1 2 WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- 1 2 Gastropods
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