Tectarius antonii

Tectarius antonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Tectarius antonii
Tectarius antonii shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Tectarius
Species:
T. antonii
Binomial name
Tectarius antonii
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
  • Cenchritis nodulosus major (f) Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969
  • Echininus nodulosus Clench & Abbott, 1942
  • Litorina scabra Anton, 1838

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]

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References
  1. Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Reid, David G. (2010). Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419569 on 13 November 2011 .
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Reid, D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 324: 1–110.
  • 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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