Fenimorea nivalis
| Fenimorea nivalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Fenimorea |
| Species: | F. nivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fenimorea nivalis Fallon, 2016 | |
Fenimorea nivalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The length of this marine shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm. Fenimorea nivalis are actively mobile, carnivores and have limited vision.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Brazil.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea nivalis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872029 on 2016-09-30
- ↑ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
External links
- Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1. PMID 27394363.
- "Fenimorea nivalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.