Carinaria lamarckii
Species of gastropod
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Carinaria lamarckii is a species of sea gastropod, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Carinariidae.[1]
| Carinaria lamarckii | |
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| Preserved Carinaria lamarckii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Carinariidae |
| Genus: | Carinaria |
| Species: | C. lamarckii |
| Binomial name | |
| Carinaria lamarckii Blainville, 1817 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carinaria lamarcki Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (vernacular name only, not latinized till Blainville, 1817) | |
Description
Carinaria lamarckii is a large mollusc that is roughly 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long. It has a delicate transparent shell around 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long, with a curved apex. The shell is too small for the snail to retract into, and covers only the gills.[2]
