Fargoa dianthophila

Serpulid odostome
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Fargoa
Species: F. dianthophila
Binomial name
Fargoa dianthophila
(Wells & Wells, 1961)
Synonyms

Odostomia (Fargoa) dianthophila (Wells & Wells, 1961)

Fargoa dianthophila, common name the serpulid odostome, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 1.8 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Distribution: Range: 41.5°N to 25°N; 96°W to 70.7°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, North Carolina, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Fargoa dianthophila (Wells & Wells, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160332 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. Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  5. 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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