Choristella nofronii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Choristellidae.[1]
Choristella nofronii | |
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Shell of Choristella nofronii (paratype at MNHN, Paris] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Choristellidae |
Genus: | Choristella |
Species: | C. nofronii
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Binomial name | |
Choristella nofronii McLean, 1992
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cithna naticiformis Jeffreys, 1883 |
Description
editThe shell grows to a size of 3 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Northern Atlantic Ocean; off Spain and Portugal; in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
edit- ^ a b Choristella nofronii McLean, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 February 2013.
- 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
- McLean J.H. (1992). Systematic review of the family Choristellidae (Archeogastropoda: Lepetellacea) with descriptions of new species. The Veliger 35(4): 273–294
External links
edit- "Choristella nofronii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.