Genotina adamii

Genotina adamii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae [1]
Genus: Genotina
Species: G. adamii
Binomial name
Genotina adamii
(Bozzetti, 1994)
Synonyms[2]

Conorbis adamii Bozzetti, 1994

Genotina adamii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[2]

Description

The shell of the adult snail grows to a length of 18 mm.

Distribution

Genotina adamii is a demersal sea snail living in tropical Indo-Pacific waters along the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
  2. 1 2 Genotina adamii (Bozzetti, 1994) .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.


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