Rubellatoma diomedea

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Rubellatoma diomedea
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Shell of Rubellatoma diomedea (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Rubellatoma
Species:
R. diomedea
Binomial name
Rubellatoma diomedea
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
Synonyms [1]
  • Kurtziella (Rubellatoma) diomedea(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
  • Kurtziella diomedea(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)

Rubellatoma diomedea, commonly named the red-brown mangelia, 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 attains 10mm, its diameter 4mm.

Distribution

R. diomedea can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas to the Campeche Bank. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rubellatoma diomedea Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 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. 667.


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