Cataegis meroglypta

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Cataegis meroglypta
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C. meroglypta
Binomial name
Cataegis meroglypta
McLean & Quinn, 1987

Cataegis meroglypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1]

Description[]

The height of the shell attains 19 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.

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

External links[]

  • "Cataegis meroglypta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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