Exilia cortezi

Exilia cortezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ptychatractidae.[2]

Exilia cortezi
Shell of Exilia cortezi (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Turbinelloidea
Family:
Ptychatractidae
Genus:
Exilia
Species:
E. cortezi
Binomial name
Exilia cortezi
(Dall, 1908)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Daphnella (Surculina) cortezi Dall, 1908
  • Leucosyrinx galapagana Dall, 1919

Description

Distribution

This marine species was found off San Diego, Point Loma, California, United States, North Pacific Ocean.

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References
  1. Dall, W.H. (1908b) Descriptions of new species of mollusks from the Pacific Coast of the United States, with notes on other mollusks from the same region. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 34, 245–257.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. Exilia cortezi (Dall, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.


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