Astyris profundi
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Astyris |
Species: | A. profundi
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Binomial name | |
Astyris profundi (Dall, 1889)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Astyris profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description[]
The shell size is up to 8 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores, Cape Verde and along North Carolina, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.
References[]
- ^ a b Astyris profundi (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.
- 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
External links[]
- "Astyris profundi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
Categories:
- Columbellidae
- Gastropods described in 1889
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of the Azores
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Columbellidae stubs