Heilprinia dowiana explained

Heilprinia dowiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Honduras.

References

• Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82
• Callomon P. & Snyder M.A. (2019). The genus Fusinus in the northwestern Pacific. Special Publication of the Malacological Society of Japan. 4: 1-122. page(s): figs 1a-b

External links

• Olsson A.A. (1954). A new Heilprinia from the Gulf of Mexico. The Nautilus. 67(4): 105-107, pl. 8

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia dowiana (Olsson, 1954). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319720 on 2020-11-3