Bartschia significans

Bartschia significans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Bartschia significans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Bartschia
Species:
B. significans
Binomial name
Bartschia significans
Rehder, 1943
Synonyms[1]

Metula significans (Rehder, 1943)

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 51 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico.

References
  1. Bartschia significans Rehder, 1943. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2010.
  • 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
  • "Bartschia significans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.


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