Cataegis celebesensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1][2]

Cataegis celebesensis
Shell of Cataegis celebesensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Cataegidae
Genus: Cataegis
Species:
C. celebesensis
Binomial name
Cataegis celebesensis
McLean & Quinn, 1987

Description

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The height of the shell attains 20.5 mm (0.81 in).

Distribution

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This marine species is found in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Cataegis celebesensis McLean & Quinn, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512343 on 2013-04-14
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  • McLean, J.H. & Quinn J.F., 1987. -Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae New subfamily). The Nautilus 101(3): 111-116
  • Vilvens C. (2016). New records and new species of Cataegis (Gastropoda: Seguenzioidea) from Solomon Islands. Novapex. 17(4): 67–76.
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