Benthomangelia macra
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Benthomangelia macra (Watson, 1881)
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Pleurotoma macra Watson, 1881 |
Benthomangelia macra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[2]
Description
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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
- ^ Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
- ^ a b Benthomangelia macra (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
- ^ 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.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- 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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