Cataegis finkli

Cataegis finkli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1][2]

Cataegis finkli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Cataegidae
Genus: Cataegis
Species:
C. finkli
Binomial name
Cataegis finkli
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cataegis toreuta McLean & Quinn, 1987
  • Homalopoma finkli Petuch, 1987
  • Conus tristensis Petuch, E.J., 1987

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 37 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and Colombia.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Cataegis finkli (Petuch, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512345 on 2013-04-14
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)


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