Atlanta quoyii
Atlanta quoyii is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]
| Atlanta quoyii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Atlantidae |
| Genus: | Atlanta |
| Species: | A. quoyii |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlanta quoyii J. E. Gray, 1850 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atlanta quoyana Souleyet, 1852 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- Atlanta quoyii J. E. Gray, 1850. WoRMS (2009). Atlanta quoyii J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419792 on 18 July 2012 .
- 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.
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