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Mohnia krampi (Thorson, 1951)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Buccinidae - Whelks »  genus Mohnia

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Mohnia krampi

Author: Bouchet, P. & Warén, A.

Taxon in country check-lists*

Atlantic Ocean, North America: Canada

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Interchangeable taxa

This species resembles M. danielsseni rather closely but is more slender and its whorls are higher.
Bouchet, P. & Warén, A., 1985. Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda).

Distribution

Clarke (1974) recorded M. krampi from 570-2300 m, (4 stations) in Baffin Bay. It has not been taken outside the deep parts of Baffin Bay.
Bouchet, P. & Warén, A., 1985. Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda).
Author: Jan Delsing

Similar species

Mohnia danielsseni Friele, 1879

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Mohnia krampi Thorson, 1951]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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