Lithopoma phoebium

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Lithopoma phoebium
Hermit crab and Astralium phoebium.jpg
Hermit crab in a shell of Lithopoma phoebium
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Lithopoma
Species:
L. phoebium
Binomial name
Lithopoma phoebium
(Roding, 1798)
Synonyms [1]
  • Astraea brevispinaauct. non Lamarck, 1822
  • Astraea latispinaauct. non Philippi, 1844
  • Astraea longispinaLamarck, 1822
  • Astraea phoebiaRöding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Astraea ruthiVerrill, A.E., 1948
  • Astraea spinulosumLamarck, 1822
  • Astraea titaniaRöding, 1798
  • Astraea (Calcar) planoradiatumSchumacher, H.C.F., 1817
  • Astralium deplanatumLink, H.F., 1807
  • Astralium heliacumPhilippi, 1850
  • Astralium phoebium(Röding, 1798)
  • Astralium titaniaRöding, P.F., 1798
  • Calcar planoradiatumSchumacher, 1817
  • Imperator longispinaLamarck, 1822
  • Trochus armatusPhilippi, R.A., 1849
  • Trochus asterPhilippi, R.A., 1848
  • Trochus brevispinaauct. non Lamarck, 1822
  • Trochus costulatusLamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
  • Trochus heliachusPhilippi, R.A., 1850
  • Trochus longispinaLamarck, 1822
  • Trochus orichalceusPhilippi, R.A., 1849
  • Trochus spinulosumLamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
  • Uvanilla latispinaauct. non Philippi, 1844

Lithopoma phoebium, common name the longspine star shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. [1]

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Distribution

This is a tropical Western Atlantic species.

Distribution of Lithopoma phoebium include: Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, San Andres, The United States, and Venezuela. [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 76 mm (almost 3 inches). [3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 91 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413409 on 2012-03-15
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Astralium phoebium (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419498 on 2011-03-17
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. ‹See Tfd› doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 ‹See Tfd› .
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