Cryoturris vincula

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

Cryoturris vincula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cryoturris
Species:
C. vincula
Binomial name
Cryoturris vincula
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
Synonyms[1]
  • Kurtziella vincula Nowell-Usticke, 1969

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 8.5 mm.

Distribution

C. vincula can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the western coast of Florida to the Lesser Antilles.[2]

References

  1. Cryoturris vincula (Usticke, 1969). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  2. 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.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682: 1–1295.
  • "Kurtziella vincula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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