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Vaceuchelus cretaceus

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Vaceuchelus cretaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Vaceuchelus
Species:
V. cretaceus
Binomial name
Vaceuchelus cretaceus
Herbert, 2012[1]
Synonyms

Euchelus scrobiculatus non Souverbie, 1866

Vaceuchelus cretaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[2]

Description

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The height of the whitish to dirty buff shell attains 8.5 mm. The shell has an elevated turbiniform shape with 4.5 to 5 whorls. The columella has a typical low, rounded swelling at its base.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the southwestern Indian Ocean, off Réunion, Southern Mozambique and Northern KwaZulu-Natal

References

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  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Vaceuchelus cretaceus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.