Obesotoma woodiana
| Obesotoma woodiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Obesotoma |
| Species: | O. woodiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Obesotoma woodiana (Møller, 1842)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Defrancia woodiana Moller, 1842 | |
Obesotoma woodiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
This species was named after William Wood, an English surgeon, zoologist and entomologist
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Svalbard.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Obesotoma woodiana (Møller, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
- Moller, H.P.C (1842) Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, (1) 4 (1) : 76–97.
- Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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