Cerion striatellum

Cerion striatellum

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Cerionidae

Pupa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Acteonidae. The genus is named Pupa because the shell of these snails resemble an insect pupa in overall shape. The animal has a large headshield with a deep median slit, separating it into two posteriorly projecting lobes.

Distribution

Cerion striatellum — (c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 85United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPupa (gastropod), Wikipedia contributors

Cerion striatellum

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