Plesiothyreus rushii
| Plesiothyreus rushii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Neritimorpha clade Cycloneritimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Neritoidea |
| Family: | Phenacolepadidae |
| Genus: | Plesiothyreus |
| Species: | P. rushii |
| Binomial name | |
| Plesiothyreus rushii (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Umbraculum rushii Dall, 1889 (original combination) | |
Plesiothyreus rushii is a species of very small sea snail, a limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.
References
- 1 2 Plesiothyreus rushii (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2013.
- 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.
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