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Cantrainea peloritana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Colloniidae

Scientific name
  
Cantrainea peloritana

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Phasianelloidea

Subfamily
  
Colloniinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Homalopoma sanguineum, Colloniidae, Homalopoma, Diloma aethiops, Alvania cancellata

Cantrainea peloritana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.

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Description

The height of the shell varies between 5 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bay of Biscayne and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

Cantrainea peloritana Wikipedia