Aartsenia candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of the two species within the Aartsenia genus, with the exception of the other related species being Aartsenia arctica.[1][2][3]

Aartsenia candida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Aartsenia
Species:
A. candida
Binomial name
Aartsenia candida
(Møller, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amaura candida Møller, 1842

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • European waters (ERMS scope)
  • North West Atlantic

Notes

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Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Distribution: southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley)
  • Habitat: circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Gofas, S. (2011). Aartsenia candida (Møller, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140895 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
  3. ^ Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
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