Rubellatoma rubella

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Rubellatoma rubella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Rubellatoma
Species:
R. rubella
Binomial name
Rubellatoma rubella
(Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
Synonyms [1]
  • Kurtziella rubella(Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
  • Mangelia rubellaKurtz & Stimpson, 1851 (original combination)

Rubellatoma rubella, common name the reddish 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 varies between 6 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

R. rubella can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of North Carolina south to Brazil.; [2] in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. 1 2 Rubellatoma rubella (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851) . 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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