Crinophtheiros comatulicola
Species of gastropod
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Crinophtheiros comatulicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Crinophtheiros comatulicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Crinophtheiros |
| Species: | C. comatulicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Crinophtheiros comatulicola Graff, 1875 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
Overview
The species Crinophtheiros comatulicola lives in the Mediterranean Sea,[3][1] particularly in the Adriatic, the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone, the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone, and European waters (ERMS scope).[1] They are also ectoparasites of the crinoid Antedon mediterranea[3].