Rubellatoma rubella
| Rubellatoma rubella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Rubellatoma |
| Species: | R. rubella
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubellatoma rubella (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
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Rubellatoma rubella, common name the reddish mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 11 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
R. rubella can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of North Carolina south to Brazil.;[2] in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rubellatoma rubella (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 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. 667.
External links[edit]
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Rubellatoma rubella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.