Vaceuchelus cretaceus
Vaceuchelus cretaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]
| Vaceuchelus cretaceus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Vaceuchelus |
| Species: | V. cretaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaceuchelus cretaceus Herbert, 2012[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euchelus scrobiculatus non Souverbie, 1866 | |
Description
The height of the whitish to dirty buff shell attains 8.5 mm. The shell has an elevated turbiniform shape with 4.5 to 5 whorls. The columella has a typical low, rounded swelling at its base.
Distribution
This species occurs in the southwestern Indian Ocean, off Réunion, Southern Mozambique and Northern KwaZulu-Natal
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References
- Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Vaceuchelus cretaceus Herbert, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710090 on 2013-04-14
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Vaceuchelus cretaceus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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