Carinapex alisonkayae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Carinapex alisonkayae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Carinapex
Species:
C. alisonkayae
Binomial name
Carinapex alisonkayae
Wiedrick, 2015

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Hawaii.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Carinapex alisonkayae Wiedrick, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834130 on 2017-01-15
  • Wiedrick S.G. (2015). Review of the genus Carinapex Dall, 1924 with the description of ten new species (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Horaiclavidae) from the Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 47(1): 5–28. page(s): 6, pl. 1 figs 9-12
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  • "Carinapex alisonkayae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.