Cythnia asteriaphila

Cythnia asteriaphila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of two known species to exist within the genus, Cythnia, the other one is Cythnia albida.[1]

Cythnia asteriaphila
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C. asteriaphila
Binomial name
Cythnia asteriaphila
Carpenter, 1864

Distribution

This species is mainly distributed off the coasts of America in the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

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References

  1. Carpenter, 1864. Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl: page(s): 130. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565715 on 2013-01-10.


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