Genota nicklesi
Species of gastropod
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Genota nicklesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[2]
| Genota nicklesi | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Genota nicklesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Genota |
| Species: | G. nicklesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Genota nicklesi Knudsen, 1952 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and tropical West Africa
