Oenopota cinerea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Oenopota cinerea
Drawing of the shell of Oenopota cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Oenopota
Species:
O. cinerea
Binomial name
Oenopota cinerea
(Møller, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Defrancia cinerea Møller, 1842
  • Mangilia cinerea (Møller, 1842)
  • Nodotoma cinerea (Møller, 1842)
  • Pleurotomoides cinerea (H.P.C. Møller, 1842)

Description edit

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.[2][1]

The Oenopota cinerea has a benthos functional group, and is a predator.[1]

Distribution edit

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. [3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Oenopota cinerea (Møller, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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