Pedicularia sicula
Pedicularia sicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]
| Pedicularia sicula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Pedicularia |
| Species: | P. sicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pedicularia sicula Swainson, 1840 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the East Atlantic, the Azores, Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Madeira, European waters and the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
References
- Pedicularia sicula Swainson, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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