Kelletia dilatata Quoy and Gaimard 1834 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Penion dilatata
Belongs to Kelletia according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Chrysodomus (Kelletia) constricta, Kelletia (Kelletia), Kelletia ecuadorium, Kelletia kelletii, Kelletia lorata, Kelletia posoensis, Kelletia rugosa, Kelletia vladimiri, Siphonalia (Kelletia) carquinensis, Siphonalia (Kelletia) indica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) kelletii, Siphonalia (Kelletia) mekranica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) merriami, Siphonalia (Kelletia) nodulosa, Siphonalia (Kelletia) subspadicea
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kelletia dilatata in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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