Cryoturris quadrilineata
Cryoturris quadrilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Cryoturris quadrilineata | |
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| Shell of Cryoturris quadrilineata (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cryoturris |
| Species: | C. quadrilineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
C. quadrilineata can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from Campeche to Brazil and off the coast of the Virgin Islands.;[2] the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
References
- Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
- 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. 666.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682: 1–1295.
- "Cryoturris quadrilineata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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