Macteola chinoi

Macteola chinoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Macteola chinoi
Shells of Macteola chinoi (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Macteola
Species:
M. chinoi
Binomial name
Macteola chinoi
Stahlschmidt, Fraussen & Kilburn, 2012

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Macteola chinoi. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594752 on 2017-08-07
  • Stahlschmidt P., Fraussen K. & Kilburn R.N. (2012) A new Macteola (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica 5(4): 77-79.
  • "Macteola chinoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris: Macteola chinoi


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