Retimohnia caelata
Retimohnia caelata (Verrill & Smith, 1880) – Buccinidae – Mollusc shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Retimohniidae
Genus:
Retimohnia
Species:
R. caelata
Binomial name
Retimohnia caelata
Synonyms[1]
  • Colus caelatus (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
  • Colus obesus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
  • Mohnia caelata (Verrill & S. I. Smith, 1880)
  • Neptunea (Sipho) caelata Verrill, 1880
  • Neptunea obesus Verrill, A.E., 1884
  • Sipho caelatulus Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho caelatus (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
  • Sipho caelatus var. hebes Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho hebes Verrill, 1884
  • Sipho obesus Verrill, 1884

Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm

Distribution

This speciesoccurs in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (from Massachusetts to North Carolina)

References

  • 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
  • Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp


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