Biology:Chrysallida cancellata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Chrysallida cancellata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Chrysallida
Species:
C. cancellata
Binomial name
Chrysallida cancellata
(d'Orbigny, 1841)

Chrysallida cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of many species within the Chrysallida genus of gastropods.[1][2][3][4]

Distribution

This marine species mainly occurs throughout American waters, these include the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea
  • Cuba
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Lesser Antilles
  • North West Atlantic Ocean

The species ranges from approximately 36.5°N to 12°N; 93.5°W to 65°W, these coordinates cover the United States, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana; Cuba; Virgin Islands and St. Thomas.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Chrysallida cancellata (d'Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160198 on 2011-10-26
  2. ITIS database
  3. Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  4. 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3175067 entry