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Cumia alfredensis

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Cumia alfredensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Cumia
Species:
C. alfredensis
Binomial name
Cumia alfredensis
(Bartsch, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Colubraria alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
  • Fusus alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Ratifusus alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)

Cumia alfredensis, common name : the narrow dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 20 mm and 50 mm

Distribution

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It is distributed along KwaZuluNatal, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b Cumia alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
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  • "Colubraria alfredensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.