Benimakia lanceolata

Benimakia lanceolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Benimakia lanceolata
Shell of Benimakia lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Benimakia
Species:
B. lanceolata
Binomial name
Benimakia lanceolata
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Latirus lanceolata (Reeve, 1847)
  • Turbinella lanceolata Reeve, 1847

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References
  1. Benimakia lanceolata (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Bouchet P. & Snyder M.A. (2013) New and old species of Benimakia (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) and a description of Nodolatirus, new genus. Journal of Conchology 41(3): 331-341


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