Clinopegma magna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Clinopegma
Species:
C. magnum
Binomial name
Clinopegma magnum
Dall, 1895
Synonyms[1]
  • Ancistrolepis magna Dall, 1895
  • Chrysodomus magnus Dall, 1895

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

Description

This species attains a size of 80 mm.

Distribution

Northern Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea.

References

  1. 1 2 Clinopegma magnum Dall, 1895. Fraussen, K. (2010). Clinopegma magnum (Dall, 1895). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010 .


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