Mohnia abyssorum

Mohnia abyssorum
Shell of Mohnia abyssorum (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Mohnia
Species:
M. abyssorum
Binomial name
Mohnia abyssorum
(P. Fischer, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Fusus abyssorum P. Fischer, 1884 (original combination)
  • Sipho hispidulus Verrill, 1885
  • Sipho profundicola Verrill & S. Smith, 1884
  • Sipho profundicola var. dispar Verrill & S. Smith, 1884
  • Tacita abyssorum (P. Fischer, 1884)

Mohnia abyssorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Description

The length of the shell attains 34.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Azores.

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