Cotonopsis lafresnayi
Cotonopsis lafresnayi, common name the well-ribbed dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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Apertural view of a shell of Cotonopsis lafresnayi | |
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Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857) | |
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Description
The size of the adult shell varies between 10 mm and 19 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the North West Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
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References
- Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
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