Biology:Atlanta quoyii

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Atlanta quoyii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Atlantidae
Genus: Atlanta
Species:
A. quoyii
Binomial name
Atlanta quoyii
J. E. Gray, 1850
Synonyms

Atlanta quoyana Souleyet, 1852

Atlanta quoyii is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. Atlanta quoyii J. E. Gray, 1850. WoRMS (2009). Atlanta quoyii J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419792 on 18 July 2012 .
  • 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3175584 entry