Rubellatoma diomedea

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Rubellatoma diomedea
Shell of Rubellatoma diomedea (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Rubellatoma
Species:
R. diomedea
Binomial name
Rubellatoma diomedea
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
Synonyms[1]
  • Kurtziella (Rubellatoma) diomedea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
  • Kurtziella diomedea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)

Rubellatoma diomedea, common name the red-brown mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

Distribution[edit]

R. diomedea can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas to the Campeche Bank.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rubellatoma diomedea Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. 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.

External links[edit]

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Rubellatoma diomedea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.