Polygireulima amblytera

Polygireulima amblytera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella.[1]

Polygireulima amblytera
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P. amblytera
Binomial name
Polygireulima amblytera
(Verrill & Bush, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eulima amblytera Verrill & Bush, 1900
  • Melanella amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Polygireulima amblytera. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419855 on 2014-12-15
  • 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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