Gemophos tinctus

Gemophos tinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Gemophos
Species:	G. tinctus
Binomial name
	Gemophos tinctus; (Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms
	Cantharus tinctus (Conrad, 1846); Pisania tinctus (Conrad, 1846); Pollia tincta Conrad, 1846 (original combination); Tritonidea bermudensis Dall, W.H., 1901; Tritonidea tinctus (Conrad, 1846);

Gemophos tinctus, the tinted cantharus, painted cantharus, or gaudy lesser whelk,[1] is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA.

References

"Gemophos tinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

Redfern, C. (2001) Bahamian Seashells a Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas. Bahamian Seashells, Boca Raton, Florida, ix + 280 pp., 124 pls.
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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[gastropods-1] "Gemophos tinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[WoRMS-2] Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.