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Eucyclotoma stegeri

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Eucyclotoma stegeri
Shell of Eucyclotoma stegeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Eucyclotoma
Species:
E. stegeri
Binomial name
Eucyclotoma stegeri
(McGinty, 1955)
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella stegeri McGinty, 1955

Eucyclotoma stegeri, common name Steger's turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

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E. stegeri can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.;[2] also off French Guiana and Guadeloupe.

References

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  1. ^ a b Eucyclotoma stegeri (McGinty, 1955). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  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. 668.
  • McGinty, Thomas L. "New marine mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1955): 75-85.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Gastropods.com: Eucyclotoma stegeri