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Euspira obtusa

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Euspira obtusa is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters (the South Shetland-Faeroe Ridge), in the Atlantic Ocean off Galicia, Spain and the Cape Verdes and West Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Euspira obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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Euspira obtusa: Brief Summary

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Euspira obtusa is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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