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Euspira guilleminii

Euspira guilleminii
Shell of Euspira guilleminii (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Euspira
Species:
E. guilleminii
Binomial name
Euspira guilleminii
(Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lunatia guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Natica guilleminii Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination)
  • Natica marmorata Risso, 1826
  • Polinices guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826)

Euspira guilleminii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8.3 mm.

Euspira guilleminii feeds on mobile prey.[1]

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Distribution

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Euspira guilleminii is found in the Aegean Sea, the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea. [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Euspira guillemini (Payraudeau, 1826). Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira guillemini (Payraudeau, 1826). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140531 on 17 June 2010 .
  • Arnaud, P. M., 1978. Révision des taxa malacologiques méditerrannéens introduits par Antoine Risso. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice "1977"5: 101-150
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
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