Gemophos tinctus

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Gemophos tinctus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Gemophos
Species:
G. tinctus
Binomial name
Gemophos tinctus
(Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Cantharus tinctus(Conrad, 1846)
  • Pisania tinctus(Conrad, 1846)
  • Pollia tinctaConrad, 1846 (original combination)
  • Tritonidea bermudensisDall, W.H., 1901
  • Tritonidea tinctus(Conrad, 1846)

Gemophos tinctus, the tinted cantharus, painted cantharus, or gaudy lesser whelk, [1] is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.feeds on smal algae

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. and also in the northeast of Brazil in salt sea water

References

  1. "Gemophos tinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.