Gemophos tinctus
| Gemophos tinctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Gemophos |
| Species: | G. tinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gemophos tinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA.
References
- ↑ Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Redfern, C. (2001) Bahamian Seashells a Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas. Bahamian Seashells, Boca Raton, Florida, ix + 280 pp., 124 pls.
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