Emiliotia rubrostriata
Emiliotia rubrostriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]
Emiliotia rubrostriata | |
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Shell of Emiliotia rubrostriata (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | E. rubrostriata |
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Emiliotia rubrostriata (Rolán, Rubio, & Fernández-Garcés, 1997) | |
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Bothropoma rubrostriatum Rolán, Rubio & Fernández-Garcés, 1997, (original combination) |
Description
The height of the shell reaches 1.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; the Atlantic Ocean off West Florida, the Bahamas and Canary Islands.
References
- Emiliotia rubrostriata (Rolán, Rubio, & Fernández-Garcés, 1997). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Rolán, E., F. Rubio and R. Fernández-Garcés. 1997. A new species of Bothropoma (Gastropoda, Turbinidae) from Cuba. Argonauta 11: 19–24.
- Faber M.J. 2006. Marine gastropods from the ABC islands and other localities. 8. On the distribution of "Bothropoma" rubrostriatum Rolán, Rubio & Fernández-Garcés, 1997, with the introduction of Emiliotia, n.gen. (Gastropoda: Turbinidae). Miscellanea Malacologica, 2(1): 13-18
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