Oenopota cinerea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description The shell does normally have a yellowish brown or white coloration, and the space above the tuberculated angle is typically smooth.G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 22 mm.
This predatory species has a benthos functional group. Distribution This species occurs in European waters, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and the arctic waters of Canada.
It is under an exotic conservation status in the Northwest Territories.
References
Møller H. O., 1842 :Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae; Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn 4 (1): 76–97 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
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