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Hemipolygona lamyi

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Hemipolygona lamyi
Shell of Hemipolygona lamyi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Hemipolygona
Species:
H. lamyi
Binomial name
Hemipolygona lamyi
Snyder, 2007[1]

Hemipolygona lamyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 74 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe, Caribbean Sea.

References

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  • Snyder, M. A., 2007. Description of Hemipolygona lamyi n. sp. from Guadeloupe, French Antilles, Caribbean Sea (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Peristerniinae), with notes on the distribution of Fusinus schrammi. Visaya 2(2): 32-36