- Source: Cyllene desnoyersi
Cyllene desnoyersi is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
There is one subspecies Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 (synonyms : Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975; Cyllene lyrata (Lamarck, 1822)
Description
The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.
Distribution
The species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and Angola
References
Further reading
Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
External links
"Cyllene desnoyersi desnoyersi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
