Obesotoma robusta
Obesotoma robusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Obesotoma robusta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Obesotoma |
| Species: | O. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Obesotoma robusta (Packard, 1866) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Sea of Japan, Sakhalin and off Northwest Canada.
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References
- Obesotoma robusta (Packard, 1866). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
- Packard, A.S. (1867) Observations on the glacial phenomena of Labrador and Maine, with a view of the Recent invertebrate fauna of Labrador. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, new series, 1 (2) : 210–303.
- Hasegawa, K., Okutani, T. and E. Tsuchida (2000) Family Turridae. In: Okutani, T. (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, 619-667 (in Japanese).
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