Eucyclotoma stegeri

Eucyclotoma stegeri, common name Steger's turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Eucyclotoma stegeri
Shell of Eucyclotoma stegeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Eucyclotoma
Species:
E. stegeri
Binomial name
Eucyclotoma stegeri
(McGinty, 1955)
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella stegeri McGinty, 1955

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

E. stegeri can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.;[2] also off French Guiana and Guadeloupe.

References

  1. Eucyclotoma stegeri (McGinty, 1955). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 668.
  • McGinty, Thomas L. "New marine mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1955): 75-85.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Gastropods.com: Eucyclotoma stegeri


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