Cyclostrema huesonicum

Cyclostrema huesonicum, common name the Key West cyclostreme, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Cyclostrema huesonicum
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C. huesonicum
Binomial name
Cyclostrema huesonicum
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms

Liotia (Lippistes) huesonica Dall, 1927

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Florida Keys, USA, at a depth of 165 m to 174 m.

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References

  • Dall, W. H. 1927. Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70 (2668): 1–11.
  • 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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