Astyris profundi

Astyris profundi
Astyris profundi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Astyris
Species: A. profundi
Binomial name
Astyris profundi
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella profundi Dall, 1889 (basionym)

Astyris profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

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Description

The shell size is up to 8 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores, Cape Verde and along North Carolina, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Astyris profundi (Dall, 1889).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419985 on 5 November 2010.
  • 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

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