| Rubellatoma rufocincta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Rubellatoma |
| Species: | R. rufocincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubellatoma rufocincta (Smith, E.A., 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
Pleurotoma (Mangilia) rufocinctaE. A. Smith, 1882 | |
Rubellatoma rufocincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Porto Cavalho, Brazil.
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