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Benthomangelia macra

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Benthomangelia macra
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B. macra
Binomial name
Benthomangelia macra
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms[2]

Pleurotoma macra Watson, 1881

Benthomangelia macra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[2]

Description

Distribution

B. macra can be found in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean waters, ranging from the western coast of Florida south to Brazil.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
  2. ^ a b Benthomangelia macra (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ 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. 666.