Biology:Agathotoma stellata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Agathotoma stellata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Agathotoma
Species:
A. stellata
Binomial name
Agathotoma stellata
(Mörch, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma stellata Moerch, 1860
  • Stellatoma hippolita W.H. Dall, 1919
  • Stellatoma taeniornata H.A. Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1932

Agathotoma stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Baja Californica, Mexico, to Nicaragua and further south to Peru.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3175741 entry