Glyphoturris rugirima

Glyphoturris rugirima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Glyphoturris rugirima
Shells of Glyphoturris rugirima (museum specimens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Glyphoturris
Species:
G. rugirima
Binomial name
Glyphoturris rugirima
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Glyphoturris quadrata rugirima (Dall, 1889)
  • Mangilia rugirima Dall, 1889

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

This species differs from Glyphoturris diminuta in being smaller and shorter proportionally, and with the strength of the sculpture even more exaggerated.[2]

Distribution

G. rugirima can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil and surrounding Bermuda.;[3] in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

References

  • "Glyphoturris quadrata rugirima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris


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