- Source: Oenopota cinerea
Oenopota cinerea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 22 mm.
The shells could be yellowish brown or white. The space above the tuberculated angle is smooth.
The Oenopota cinerea has a benthos functional group, and is a predator.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and the arctic waters of Canada.
It is under a exotic conservation status in the Northwest Territories.
References
Møller H. O., 1842 :Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae; Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn 4 (1): 76–97
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
External links
Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
"Nodotoma cinerea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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