Cythnia asteriaphila
| Cythnia asteriaphila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Rissoellidae |
| Genus: | Cythnia |
| Species: | C. asteriaphila |
| Binomial name | |
| Cythnia asteriaphila Carpenter, 1864 | |
Cythnia asteriaphila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Rissoellidae. The species is one of two known species to exist within the genus, Cythnia, the other one is Cythnia albida.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is mainly distributed off the coasts of America in the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
References
[edit]- ↑ Carpenter, 1864. Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl: page(s): 130. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565715 on 2013-01-10.
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