Fluxinella discula

Fluxinella discula
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Fluxinella discula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Genus: Fluxinella
Species: F. discula
Binomial name
Fluxinella discula
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms

Fluxina discula Dall, 1889 (original combination)

Fluxinella discula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and Domenica.

References

  • 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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