Agathotoma kirshi
| Agathotoma kirshi | |
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| Shells of Agathotoma kirshi (paratype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Agathotoma |
| Species: | A. kirshi |
| Binomial name | |
| Agathotoma kirshi Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Redfern, 2012 | |
Agathotoma kirshi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1] It was first described in 1992.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm. the shell is white in color, with two isolated brown spiral bands visible on the shell ribs. The shell is made rough by many rugose cordlets made up of small nodules.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.[3]
References
- ↑ Agathotoma kirshi Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Redfern, 2012). 23 June 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Rolan, Emilio (10 June 2012). "New records and description of four new species of the genus Agathotoma (Gastropoda, Mengeliidae) in the Caribbean" (PDF). Novapex (Jodoigne). 2.
- ↑ Gbif.org: Agathotoma kirshi -occurrence
- Rolán E., Fernández-Garcés E. & Redfern C. (2012) New records and description of four new species of the genus Agathotoma (Gastropoda, Mangeliidae) in the Caribbean. Novapex 13(2): 45-62
External links
- "Agathotoma kirshi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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