Stramonita haemastoma

Stramonita haemastoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Stramonita
Species:	S. haemastoma
Binomial name
*Stramonita haemastoma* (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms^[1]
Buccinum cingulatum Lamarck, 1816 Buccinum haemastoma Linnaeus, 1767 (basionym) Haustrum striatum Perry, 1811 Murex consul Gmelin, 1791 Purpura barcinonensis Hidalgo, 1867 Purpura fasciata Dunker, 1857 Purpura forbesi Dunker, 1853 Purpura gigantea Calcara, 1840 Purpura gigantea Reeve, 1846 Purpura haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767) Purpura haemastoma acuminata Settepassi, 1977 Purpura haemastoma bulbosa Settepassi, 1977 Purpura haemastoma elongata Settepassi, 1977 Purpura haemastoma var. calva Weinkauff, 1873 Purpura haemastoma var. cornuta Philippi, 1844 Purpura haemastoma var. costellata Pallary, 1900 Purpura haemastoma var. gracilior Kobelt, 1887 Purpura haemastoma var. minima Pallary, 1900 Purpura haemastoma var. minor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfuss, 1882 Purpura haemastoma var. nodulosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfuss, 1882 Purpura haemastoma var. striata Pallary, 1900 Purpura laevis Monterosato, 1878 Purpura lineata Kiener, 1835 Purpura macrostoma Küster, 1860 Purpura nebulosa Conrad, 1867 Purpura nuttalli Conrad, 1837 Purpura oceanica Locard, 1886 Purpura unifascialis Lamarck, 1816 Purpura viduata Küster, 1859 Thais grisea Röding, 1798 Thais haemastoma Linnaeus Thais metallica Röding, 1798 Thais stellata Röding, 1798

Stramonita haemastoma, common name the Red-mouthed rock shell or the Florida Dog Winkle, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. ^[1]

1 Description
2 Distribution
3 Subspecies
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links

Description

The shell size varies between 22 mm and 120 mm

Distribution

The Red-mouthed rock shell is widely distributed in the Western Central Atlantic. Regions where it may be found include the Caribbean Sea, North Carolina and Florida, Bermuda and the entire Brazilian coast, including the islands of Abrolhos and Fernando de Noronha. It is also found in tropical Western Africa and Southwestern Africa, including Cape Verde and Angola, and also in European waters, including Macaronesian Islands, the Mediterranean Sea and the southwest coast of Apulia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Subspecies

Stramonita haemastoma contains the following subspecies^[1]:

Stramonita haemastoma floridana (Conrad, 1837)
Stramonita haemastoma haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140417 on 2011-01-10
^ Leal, J. H. (2002). "Gastropods". In Carpenter, K. E.. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. Rome: FAO. pp. 128–132. ISBN 92-5-104825-8. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/y4160e/y4160e09.pdf.
^ "Conquiliologistas do Brasil". Thais haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767). 2001-2010. http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br/english/conchology/descricao.asp?id=369. Retrieved 3 April 2010.

Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
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
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Gastropods.com : Stramonita haemastoma haemastoma; accessed : 10 January 2011