Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835) is a animal in the Olividae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835)

Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835)

Callianax alectona is a small olive sea snail species found in the Pacific Ocean off California.

Family
Genus
Callianax
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835)

Callianax alectona, originally described by Duclos in 1835, is a species of small sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Olividae, which are commonly called olives. This species is found in the Pacific Ocean, in waters off the coast of California.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Olividae Callianax

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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