Oenopota gilpini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Oenopota gilpini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Oenopota
Species:
O. gilpini
Binomial name
Oenopota gilpini
(T.A. Verkrüzen, 1878)
Synonyms[1]

Bela gilpini Verkrüzen, 1878

This species is considered a nomen dubium.

Description

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Th length of the shell attains 6.5 mm. Last whorl occupies about two thirds of shell height (range 56-75 %). Size: Up to 12 x 5 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Oenopota gilpini (Verkrüzen, 1878). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160416 on 2017-11-08
  • Verkruzen, T. A. 1878. Zur Fauna von Neu-Schotland (Nova Scotia) und Neufundland Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 5 208–230.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.