Fargoa gibbosa
Fargoa gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Species: | F. gibbosa |
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Odostomia (Fargoa) gibbosa (Bush, 1909) | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 3.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Gulf of Maine
- Gulf of Mexico
- North West Atlantic
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Distribution: Maine to North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: West Florida
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Fargoa gibbosa (Bush, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160335 on 2011-10-26
- ITIS database
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo.
- Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- 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.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
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