Echinogurges tubulatus
Echinogurges tubulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2][3]
| Echinogurges tubulatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Eucyclidae |
| Genus: | Echinogurges |
| Species: | E. tubulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinogurges tubulatus (Dall, 1927) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Solariella tubulata Dall, 1927 (original combination) | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 3.7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia and Florida at depths between 538 m and 805 m.
References
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Echinogurges tubulatus (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532787 on 2013-04-14
- Quinn J.F. Jr (1979). Biological results of the University of Miami deep-sea expeditions. 130. The systematics & zoogeography of the gastropod family Trochidae collected in the Straits of Florida & its approaches. Malacologia, 19(1): 1-62.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
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