Homalopoma linnei
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Homalopoma linnei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.[2]
Description
The shell size reaches 6 mm. It is a species that belong to the Homalopoma genus. Its original name is Leptothyra linnei Dall, 1889.[3]
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Distribution
This species occurs at depths between 80 m and 1472 m in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida and in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba; off St. Lucia, Barbados; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
References
- ^ Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40.
- ^ Homalopoma linnei (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 February 2013.
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
External links
- "Homalopoma linnei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.