Biology:Cryoturris adamsii

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cryoturris adamsii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cryoturris
Species:
C. adamsii
Binomial name
Cryoturris adamsii
(E. A. Smith, 1884)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma adamsii Smith E. A., 1884

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

C. adamsii can be found in Atlantic waters, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, ranging from the coast of Texas south to Brazil .[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cryoturris adamsii (E. A. Smith, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  2. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5190556 entry