Cryoturris quadrilineata

Cryoturris quadrilineata
	Shell of Cryoturris quadrilineata (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Cryoturris
Species:	C. quadrilineata
Binomial name
	Cryoturris quadrilineata; (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
	Defrancia quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850); Kurtziella quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850); Mangelia quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850); Pleurotoma quadrilineata Adams C. B., 1850;

Cryoturris quadrilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 11 mm.

C. quadrilineata can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from Campeche to Brazil and off the coast of the Virgin Islands.;[2] the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
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.

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