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Obesotoma gigantea (Mörch 1869)

Obesotoma gigantea

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Obesotoma gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length varies between 12 mm and 25 mm. It differs from Obesotoma gigas (Verkrüzen, 1875) in a more produced, curved siphonal canal.[2]

Distribution

This marine species is found from Eastern Greenland to Severnaya Zemlya, Russia

References

  • Morch, O.A.L. (1869) Catalogue des mollusques du Spitzberg, recueilles par le Dr. H. Kroyer pendant le voyage de la corvette la Recherche en juin 1838. Memoires de la Societe Malacologique de Belgique, 4: 7–32
  • Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. (eds), 2005. Catalogue of molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. Moscow

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Obesotoma gigantea: Brief Summary

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Obesotoma gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

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