Sydaphera spengleriana
Species of gastropod
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Sydaphera spengleriana, the Spengler's nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
| Sydaphera spengleriana | |
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| Sydaphera spengleriana shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Sydaphera |
| Species: | S. spengleriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sydaphera spengleriana (Deshayes, 1830) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830 | |
Distribution
Description
Shell of Sydaphera spengleriana can reach a size of 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in).[2]
Shells of Sydaphera spengleriana
A corrugated form of a shell of Sydaphera spengleriana
A smooth form
Bibliography
- Jerome M. Eisenberg Jr., William E. Old - Collector's guide to Seashells of the World p 132/19
- R. Tucker Abbott, S. Peter Dance - Compendium of Seashells p 226/1.3
- Alain Robin - Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods p 457/15
- Encyclopédie Méthodique Vol. 2, p 185
- Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World p 262
- Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
- M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the World p 133
