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Exomilus compressus

Exomilus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region and is characterized by its slender, fusiform shell with distinct axial ribbing.

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Exomilus compressus
Shell of Exomilus compressus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Exomilus
Species:
E. compressus
Binomial name
Exomilus compressus
Synonyms1

Exomilus compressa Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)

Exomilus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.1 This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region and is characterized by its slender, fusiform shell with distinct axial ribbing.2

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Loyalty Islands.

References

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Exomilus compressus Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714107 on 2019-04-13}
  2. Puillandre, N.; Samadi, S.; Boisselier, M.-C.; Sysoev, A.V.; Kantor, Y.I.; Cruaud, C.; Couloux, A.; Bouchet, P. (2008). "Starting to unravel the toxoglossan knot: Molecular phylogeny of the "turrids" (Neogastropoda: Conoidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (3): 1122–1134. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.007. ISSN 1055-7903.
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