Parviturbo comptus
Parviturbo comptus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Parviturbo comptus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Parviturbo |
| Species: | P. comptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parviturbo comptus (Woodring, 1928) | |
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Description
The size of the shell attains 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Mexico and off the West Indies (Curacao, Puerto Rico)
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Parviturbo comptus (Woodring, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533251 on 2012-09-01
- Woodring, W. P. 1928. Miocene Mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 385: vii + 564 pp., 40 pls.
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