Biology:Cataegis meroglypta

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Cataegis meroglypta
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C. meroglypta
Binomial name
Cataegis meroglypta
McLean & Quinn, 1987

Cataegis meroglypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.

References

  • 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 ☰ Q5051196 entry