Engoniophos unicinctus

Engoniophos unicinctus
Engoniophos unicinctus shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Photinae
Genus:	Engoniophos
Species:	E. unicinctus
Binomial name
Engoniophos unicinctus (Say, 1826)
Synonyms
Nassa guadelupensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 Nassa pallida Powys, 1835 Nassa unicincta Say, 1826 (original combination) Phos unicinctus (Say, 1826) Strongylocera textilina Mörch, 1852

Engoniophos unicinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 27.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

• Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 51-59
• Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23

External links

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• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

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