Vaceuchelus cretaceus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Chilodontaidae |
Genus: | Vaceuchelus |
Species: | V. cretaceus
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Binomial name | |
Vaceuchelus cretaceus Herbert, 2012[1]
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Synonyms | |
Euchelus scrobiculatus non Souverbie, 1866 |
Vaceuchelus cretaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]
Description
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.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the southwestern Indian Ocean, off Réunion, Southern Mozambique and Northern KwaZulu-Natal
References
- ^ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Vaceuchelus cretaceus Herbert, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710090 on 2013-04-14