Carinapex mooreorum
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| Carinapex mooreorum | |
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| Holotype of Carinapex mooreorum by Wiedrick, 2015 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Carinapex |
| Species: | C. mooreorum |
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| Carinapex mooreorum | |
Carinapex mooreorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Horaiclavidae and the subclass Caenogastropoda, which includes the apple snails and periwinkles.[3] The mollusk was first described by Wienrick in 2015 off the coast of Hawaii. [4]
The length of the shell attains between 0 - 2.1 mm (0.1 inches). Its shell is characterized by a minute sized distinctive truncated pyramid-like shape, featuring a strong beaded ribbing structure on the early whorls while having a blunt apex and an ovate aperture with a lip that bulges outwards. The coloration of this species is typically cream-white in color in every region it lives in.