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Cryoturris adamsii

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Cryoturris adamsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cryoturris
Species:
C. adamsii
Binomial name
Cryoturris adamsii
(E. A. Smith, 1884)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma adamsii Smith E. A., 1884

Cryoturris adamsii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

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C. adamsii can be found in Atlantic waters, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, ranging from the coast of Texas south to Brazil.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cryoturris adamsii (E. A. Smith, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
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  • "Cryoturris adamsii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.