Cotonopsis lafresnayi
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| image = Costoanachis lafresnayi 004.jpg
| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Cotonopsis lafresnayi
| taxon = Cotonopsis lafresnayi
| authority = (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
| synonyms =
- Anachis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
- Columbella lafresnayi Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 (basionym)
- Columbella saint-pairiana Caillet, 1864
- Costoanachis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
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Cotonopsis lafresnayi, common name the well-ribbed dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.{{WRMS species|511730 |Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)||2 April 2011}}
Description
The size of the adult shell varies between 10 mm and 19 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the North West Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
References
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- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=19907|title=Anachis (Costoanachis) lafresnayi|access-date=2 April 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1857
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