spotted pisania

Pisania striata

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae

Cominella maculosa, common name the spotted whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, the true whelks. Description The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm. The ovate, conical shell has a bluish ash color, traversed by distant lines, articulated and generally formed by oblong black points.

Distribution

spotted pisania — Mariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Spain · 93France · 70Italy · 63

Sources and credits

PhotoMariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY DescriptionCominella maculosa, Wikipedia contributors

spotted pisania

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