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Sydaphera spengleriana

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Sydaphera spengleriana
Sydaphera spengleriana shell
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S. spengleriana
Binomial name
Sydaphera spengleriana
(Deshayes, 1830)
Synonyms[1]

Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830
Cancellaria tritonis Sowerby, 1832

Sydaphera spengleriana, the Spengler's nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread from Indonesia to Japan.[2][3]

Description

Shell of Sydaphera spengleriana can reach a size of 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in).[2]

Bibliography

  • 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

  1. ^ a b Sydaphera spengleriana (Deshayes, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Sydaphera spengleriana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ GBIF