''Addisonia brophyi'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Addisoniidae
Addisoniidae is a family of sea snails, deepwater true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. ...
.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off
Santa Barbara, California
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, USA to Southern
Baja California
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, Mexico.
References
* McLean, J. H. 1985. ''The Archaeogastropod family Addisoniidae Dall 1882: Life habit and review of species.'' Veliger 28: 99–108.
* Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. ''Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada''. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 59
Addisoniidae
Gastropods described in 1985
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