Fargoa gibbosa

Fargoa gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Fargoa gibbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Fargoa
Species:
F. gibbosa
Binomial name
Fargoa gibbosa
(Bush, 1909)
Synonyms

Odostomia (Fargoa) gibbosa (Bush, 1909)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 0.5 cm and is in the shape of a cone-like Whorl. They are found within depths of 0 to 57 meters, and live in tropical climates. They are also known to live in reefs.[7]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Gulf of Maine
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • North West Atlantic

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Distribution: Maine to North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: West Florida

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Fargoa gibbosa (Bush, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160335 on 2011-10-26
  2. ITIS database
  3. Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
  4. Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo.
  5. Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  6. 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.
  7. "Fargoa gibbosa". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2022-08-23.


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