Pollia fumosa, common name : the smoky goblet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Pollia |
| Species: | P. fumosa
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| Pollia fumosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 40 mm
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Distribution edit
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania and the Western Pacific Ocean.
References edit
- ^ a b Pollia fumosa (Dillwyn, 1817). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 October 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
External links edit
- "Pollia fumosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.