| Cancellaria obesa | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Cancellaria |
| Species: | C. obesa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832.
Cancellaria obesa, common name : the obese nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 57 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Baja California, Mexico, Ecuador and Galapagos.
References
- 1 2 Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
External links
- "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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