Famelica polyacantha explained

Famelica polyacantha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines

References

• Stahlschmidt P., Chino M. & Kilburn R.N. (2012) Two new Veprecula species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica 5(6): 99–103.
• Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2021). Description of a new Famelica species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Philippines. Gloria Maris. 60(4): 184–187.

External links

• Criscione, F., Hallan, A., Puillandre, N. & Fedosov, A. (2021). Snails in depth: integrative taxonomy of Famelica, Glaciotomella and Rimosodaphnella (Conoidea: Raphitomidae) from the deep sea of temperate Australia. Invertebrate Systematics. 35: 940-962
• Gastropods.com: Veprecula polyacantha

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Veprecula Melvill, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432584 on 2023-02-04