''Famelica scipio'' 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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Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Famelica scipio (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532835 on 2019-04-17]
Description
The length of the shell attains 14 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Dominica and
St Vincent at depths between 227 m to 1796 m.
References
Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake'; Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College vol. 18 (1889)
External links
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scipio
Gastropods described in 1889
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