Oenopota cinerea explained

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.^[1]

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. ^[2]

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) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
2. Web site: NatureServe Explorer 2.0 . 2023-04-28 . explorer.natureserve.org.