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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Gemophos |
| Species: | G. tinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gemophos tinctus (
Conrad, 1846)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gemophos tinctus, the tinted cantharus, painted cantharus, or gaudy lesser whelk, [1] is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae. [2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA.
References
- ^ "Gemophos tinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Redfern, C. (2001) Bahamian Seashells a Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas. Bahamian Seashells, Boca Raton, Florida, ix + 280 pp., 124 pls.
- 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
| Gemophos tinctus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Gemophos |
| Species: | G. tinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gemophos tinctus (
Conrad, 1846)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gemophos tinctus, the tinted cantharus, painted cantharus, or gaudy lesser whelk, [1] is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae. [2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.
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| This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (April 2014) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA.
References
- ^ "Gemophos tinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Redfern, C. (2001) Bahamian Seashells a Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas. Bahamian Seashells, Boca Raton, Florida, ix + 280 pp., 124 pls.
- 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