Retimohnia caelata

Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Retimohnia caelata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Retimohnia
Species:
R. caelata
Binomial name
Retimohnia caelata
Synonyms[1]
  • Colus caelatus (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
  • Colus obesus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
  • Mohnia caelata (Verrill & S. I. Smith, 1880)
  • Neptunea (Sipho) caelata Verrill, 1880
  • Neptunea obesus Verrill, A.E., 1884
  • Sipho caelatulus Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho caelatus (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
  • Sipho caelatus var. hebes Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho hebes Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho obesus Verrill, 1884

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm

Distribution

This speciesoccurs in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (from Massachusetts to North Carolina)

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References
  1. Retimohnia caelata A. E. Verrill, 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp

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