Glyphoturris rugirima
| Glyphoturris rugirima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Glyphoturris |
| Species: | G. rugirima |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphoturris rugirima (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Glyphoturris rugirima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.
This species differs from Glyphoturris diminuta in being smaller and shorter proportionally, and with the strength of the sculpture even more exaggerated. [2]
Distribution
G. rugirima can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil and surrounding Bermuda.;[3] in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Glyphoturris rugirima (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
- ↑ Dall, W. H. 1889b. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40
- ↑ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 666.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Glyphoturris quadrata rugirima
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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