Gaillea canetae
Species of gastropod
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Gaillea canetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.[1]
| Gaillea canetae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Eosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Gaillea |
| Species: | G. canetae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaillea canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
A rare deepwater species.
Taken alive in fish traps set at 1,700 ft. depth (515 metres)
Offshore West coast BARBADOS, Lesser Antilles.