Biology:Dentistyla asperrima
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Family: | Chilodontidae
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| Species: | D. asperrima
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| Dentistyla asperrima (Dall, 1881) [1]
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Dentistyla asperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8.5 mm. There is a small tooth on the columella.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
References
- ↑ Dall, Bull. M. C. Z., IX. p. 40, 1881.
- ↑ Dentistyla asperrima (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26-page(s): 60
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3138709 entry
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