Cataegis leucogranulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Cataegidae |
Genus: | Cataegis |
Species: | C. leucogranulatus
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Binomial name | |
Cataegis leucogranulatus (Fu & Sun, 2006)
[1]
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Cataegis leucogranulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae. [2]
The shells of this species are their most prominent feature, they are similar to those of the Hybochelus fossulatus. They are about 5–10 mm and are whitish in color, having a lot of circular like protrusions forming a spiral pattern on the shell.
This species occurs in the South China Sea, and predominantly is found at approximately 350 meters deep in the mud or sand. [3] It has also been some found in the waters off Pratas Island, located in South China Sea. [4]
Cataegis leucogranulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Cataegidae |
Genus: | Cataegis |
Species: | C. leucogranulatus
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Binomial name | |
Cataegis leucogranulatus (Fu & Sun, 2006)
[1]
|
Cataegis leucogranulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae. [2]
The shells of this species are their most prominent feature, they are similar to those of the Hybochelus fossulatus. They are about 5–10 mm and are whitish in color, having a lot of circular like protrusions forming a spiral pattern on the shell.
This species occurs in the South China Sea, and predominantly is found at approximately 350 meters deep in the mud or sand. [3] It has also been some found in the waters off Pratas Island, located in South China Sea. [4]