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

Obesotoma tumida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. tumida
Binomial name
Obesotoma tumida
(Posselt, 1898)
Synonyms[1]

Bela tumida Posselt, 1898

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Western Greenland; Eastern Siberia, and the Laptev Sea, Russia

References

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  1. ^ a b Obesotoma tumida (Posselt, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
  • Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. (eds), 2005. Catalogue of molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. Moscow
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