Cataegis finkli
Cataegis finkli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1][2]
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| Shell of Cataegis finkli (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Cataegidae |
| Genus: | Cataegis |
| Species: | C. finkli |
| Binomial name | |
| Cataegis finkli (Petuch, 1987) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 37 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and Colombia; in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.
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References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Cataegis finkli (Petuch, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512345 on 2013-04-14
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- McLean, J.H. & Quinn J.F., 1987. Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae New subfamily). The Nautilus 101(3): 111-116
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