Echinogurges tuberculatus
| Echinogurges tuberculatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Echinogurges |
| Species: | E. tuberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinogurges tuberculatus Quinn, 1991 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Echinogurges rhysus auct. non Watson, 1879 | |
Echinogurges tuberculatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 4.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and Yucatan; in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, the Bahamas and the Florida Strait.
References
- ↑ Echinogurges tuberculatus Quinn, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2010.
- Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1991. New species of Gaza, Mirachelus, Calliotropis, and Echinogurges (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 105: 166-172
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