Glyptaesopus proctorae
Appearance
Glyptaesopus proctorae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Glyptaesopus |
Species: | G. proctorae
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Binomial name | |
Glyptaesopus proctorae (M. Smith, 1936)
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Glyptaesopus proctorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs from the Florida Keys to the Bahamas; in the Gulf of Mexico.
This species was originally only known as a fossil from the Pliocene of Florida.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Glyptaesopus proctorae (M. Smith, 1936). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.
External links
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