Manaria canetae

Manaria canetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Manaria canetae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Manaria
Species:
M. canetae
Binomial name
Manaria canetae
(Clench & Aguayo, 1944)
Synonyms[1]

Eosipho canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944)

Distribution

A rare deepwater species.
Taken alive in fish traps set at 1,700 ft. depth (515 metres)
Offshore West coast BARBADOS, Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Manaria canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 August 2010.


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