Glyphoturris rugirima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

This species differs from Glyphoturris diminuta in being smaller and shorter proportionally, and with the strength of the sculpture even more exaggerated.[2]

Distribution

G. rugirima can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil and surrounding Bermuda.;[3] in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Glyphoturris rugirima (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ Dall, W. H. 1889b. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879–80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10–40
  3. ^ 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. 666.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphoturris_rugirima
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