Tectarius antonii

Tectarius antonii
Tectarius antonii shells
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Tectarius
Species:	T. antonii
Binomial name
Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846) Cenchritis nodulosus major (f) Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969 Echininus nodulosus Clench & Abbott, 1942 Litorina scabra Anton, 1838

Tectarius antonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. ^[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -2 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. ^[2]

References

1. Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846) . Reid, David G. (2010). Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419569 on 13 November 2011 .
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

• Reid, D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 324: 1–110.
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas