Gyrineum roseum
Gyrineum roseum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Gyrineum |
| Species: | G. roseum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyrineum roseum (Reeve, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranella roseum Reeve, 1844 | |
Taxonomy
This species possibly intergrades clinally with G. pusillum; DNA analysis would help. [1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tahiti and in the Coral Sea.
Gyrineum roseum, abapertural view
References
- Gyrineum roseum (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
- Beu, A.G., 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revision of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 178: 1-255
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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