Biology:Petitilla crosseana

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Petitilla crosseana
Petitilla crosseana 001.png
Drawing of a shell of Petitilla crosseana
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P. crosseana
Binomial name
Petitilla crosseana
(Dall, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Petitilla crosseana bahamensis Dall, W.H., 1894
  • Sayella crosseana Dall, 1885

Petitilla crosseana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea
  • Gulf of Mexico, Florida
  • Mexico
  • Atlantic Ocean : Bahamas, South Carolina

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Petitilla crosseana (Dall, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420467 on 2012-01-12
  2. Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN:1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
  3. 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 ☰ Q3168746 entry