Rimellopsis powisii
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| Rimellopsis powisii | |
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| Five views of a shell of Rimellopsis powisii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rostellariidae |
| Genus: | Rimellopsis |
| Species: | R. powisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rimellopsis powisii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rimellopsis powisii, common name Powis's tibia, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.