Massyla corrugata
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| Massyla corrugata | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Massyla |
| Species: | M. corrugata |
| Binomial name | |
| Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cancellaria corrugata Hinds, 1843 (original combination) | |
Massyla corrugata, common name the corrugated nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
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The shell grows to a height of 18 mm. It has strong ridges or corrugations which is where the name comes from.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.
References
[edit]- ↑ Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) corrugata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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