Cryoturris quadrilineata
Shell of Cryoturris quadrilineata (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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Distribution

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850). 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.