Sydaphera spengleriana
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| Species: | S. spengleriana
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| Sydaphera spengleriana (Deshayes, 1830)
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Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830 | |
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Sydaphera spengleriana, the Spengler's nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
Shell of Sydaphera spengleriana can reach a size of 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in).[2]
Distribution
This species is widespread from Indonesia to Japan. [2][3]
Gallery
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Shells of Sydaphera spengleriana -
A corrugated form of a shell of Sydaphera spengleriana -
A smooth form
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
- ^ a b Sydaphera spengleriana (Deshayes, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- ^ a b Gastropods
- ^ GBIF
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