Cheungbeia robusta

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheungbeia robusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies[1]

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Cheungbeia robusta
Drawing of a shell of Cheungbeia robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Cheungbeia
Species:
C. robusta
Binomial name
Cheungbeia robusta
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavatula robusta Hinds, 1843
  • Drillia robusta (Hinds, 1843)
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Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm.

The whorls of the yellowish white shell are strongly turreted. The spire is exserted. The periphery is angulated and nodulous, with fine revolving striae. The large sinus is produced.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the South China Sea..

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