Obesotoma woodiana
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| Obesotoma woodiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Obesotoma |
| Species: | O. woodiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Obesotoma woodiana (Møller, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Defrancia woodiana Moller, 1842 | |
Obesotoma woodiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
This species was named after William Wood, an English surgeon, zoologist and entomologist
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.