Agathotoma stellata

Agathotoma stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Agathotoma stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Agathotoma
Species:
A. stellata
Binomial name
Agathotoma stellata
(Mörch, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma stellata Moerch, 1860
  • Stellatoma hippolita W.H. Dall, 1919
  • Stellatoma taeniornata H.A. Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1932

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Baja Californica, Mexico, to Nicaragua and further south to Peru.[2]

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References
  1. Agathotoma stellata (Mörch, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 August 2011.
  2. The Festivus v. 28 (1996)


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