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Benimakia flavida

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Benimakia flavida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Benimakia
Species:
B. flavida
Binomial name
Benimakia flavida
(A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Latirus burnupi E. A. Smith, 1906
  • Latirus flavidus A. Adams, 1855 (original combination)

Benimakia flavida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Benimakia flavida (A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577351 on 2021-04-26
  • Smith, E. A. 1906. On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Government Museum 1:19-71, pls. 7–8.
  • Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp
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