Cyclostrema tortuganum
Cyclostrema tortuganum, common name the Tortugas cyclostreme, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]
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| Species: | C. tortuganum |
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| Cyclostrema tortuganum (Dall, 1927) | |
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Liotia (Lippistes) tortugana Dall, 1927 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 10 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs off in the Gulf of Mexico (East Florida, Cuba), the West Indies (the Dry Tortugas, Virgin Islands: St. Croix), the Caribbean Sea (Colombia, Venezuela) and the Atlantic Ocean (Bahamas, Brazil).
References
- Cyclostrema tortuganum (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70 (2668): 1–11
- 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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