Eucyclotoma stegeri
Eucyclotoma stegeri, common name Steger's turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Eucyclotoma stegeri | |
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| Shell of Eucyclotoma stegeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Eucyclotoma |
| Species: | E. stegeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucyclotoma stegeri (McGinty, 1955) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella stegeri McGinty, 1955 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
E. stegeri can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.[2]; also off French Guiana and Guadeloupe.
gollark: GREENEN!
gollark: Greenen yourself, foul brimstone!
gollark: ARing.
gollark: Er, seems that I only have five magis, how many experiments are left?
gollark: Done.
References
- Eucyclotoma stegeri (McGinty, 1955). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 668.
- McGinty, Thomas L. "New marine mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1955): 75-85.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Gastropods.com: Eucyclotoma stegeri
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