Retimohnia glypta

Retimohnia glypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Retimohnia glypta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Retimohnia
Species:
R. glypta
Binomial name
Retimohnia glypta
(A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Mohnia glypta (Verrill, 1882)
  • Sipho glyptus Verrill, 1882
  • Sipho lindahli Posselt & Jensen, 1898

Description

The shell grows to a length of 27 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters (Iceland, Greenland, Faroes) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (New Jersey)

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References
  1. Retimohnia glypta (A. E. Verrill, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 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
  • Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 1: 121–296


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