Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae Scientific name Eosipho poppei | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Calagrassor Rank Species | |
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Similar Beringius, Volutopsius, Solenosteira, Pisania, Siphonalia | ||
Calagrassor poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
A carnivorous and predatory sea snail found in the Philippines, this mollusk has a shell size that averages 16.6mm (0.65 inches) Classification: Biota (Superdomain) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Buccinidae (Family) > Calagrassor (Genus) > Calagrassor poppei (Species) >
Common Family: Neptunes, Whelks and Allies Common Name: Poppe’s Delicate Whelk named for Guido T. Poppe, conchologist and museum-quality collector, photographer, and author active in the field since childhood.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.