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Vitreolina philippi

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Vitreolina philippi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
Species:
V. philippi
Binomial name
Vitreolina philippi
(de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Eulima franquiae Oberling, 1970
  • Eulima philippi de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854
  • Eulima rhaphium Watson, 1897
  • Vitreolina philippii (Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) (spelling variation)

Vitreolina philippi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Vitreolina.[1]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the North Atlantic Ocean (in European waters) and off the Azores, Canary Islands and Cape Verde.[1]

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213