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Glyphoturris diminuta

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Glyphoturris diminuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Glyphoturris
Species:
G. diminuta
Binomial name
Glyphoturris diminuta
(Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia diminuta Krebs, H., 1864
  • Mangilia quadrata (var.) diminuta (Adams C. B., 1850)
  • Pleurotoma diminuta Adams C. B., 1850

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

This species differs from Glyphoturris quadrata (Reeve, 1845) in the greater strength of the sculpture. The aperture and the columella are white.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Jamaica and Southeast USA.

References

  1. ^ a b Glyphoturris diminuta (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ Dall W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, 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", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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