Echinogurges tuberculatus
| Echinogurges tuberculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Echinogurges |
| Species: | E. tuberculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinogurges tuberculatus Quinn, 1991
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| Synonyms | |
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Echinogurges rhysus auct. non Watson, 1879 | |
Echinogurges tuberculatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
Description
[edit]Described by J.F. Quinn Jr. in 1991, this marine gastropod is characterised by a shell that reaches a height of approximately 4.6 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and Yucatan; in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, the Bahamas and the Florida Strait.
References
[edit]- ^ Echinogurges tuberculatus Quinn, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2010.
- Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1991. New species of Gaza, Mirachelus, Calliotropis, and Echinogurges (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 105: 166–172