Oenopota graphica

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Oenopota graphica
Original image of a shell of Oenopota graphica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Oenopota
Species:
O. graphica
Binomial name
Oenopota graphica
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela graphica Locard, 1897
  • Bela graphica var. ventricosa Locard, 1897
  • Oenopota monterosatoi É.A.A. Locard, 1897
  • Taranis monterosatoi Locard, 1897

Oenopota graphica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm. The distinctive characteristics of this species are a short aperture and shouldered whorls. There is also a considerable and continuous variation in the broadness of the shell between the sites of distribution.

Distribution

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