Cryoturris quadrilineata

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Cryoturris quadrilineata
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Shell of Cryoturris quadrilineata (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cryoturris
Species:
C. quadrilineata
Binomial name
Cryoturris quadrilineata
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms [1]
  • Defrancia quadrilineata(C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Kurtziella quadrilineata(C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Mangelia quadrilineata(C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Pleurotoma quadrilineataAdams C. B., 1850

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

C. quadrilineata can be found in Atlantic Ocean waters, ranging from Campeche to Brazil and off the coast of the Virgin Islands.; [2] the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. 1 2 Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850) . 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.