Houbricka incisa
Species of gastropod
Incised turbonilla | |
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Drawing of a shell of Houbricka incisa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Houbricka |
Species: | H. incisa |
Binomial name | |
Houbricka incisa (Bush, 1899) | |
Synonyms | |
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Houbricka incisa, common name the incised turbonilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 6.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Gulf of Mexico (from Georgia to Yucatan)
References
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Houbricka incisa (Bush, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420474 on 2011-10-26
- ^ 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.
- K.J. Bush (1899), Descriptions of New Species of Turbonilla of the Western Atlantic Fauna, with Notes on Those Previously Known; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 51, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1899), pp. 145-177
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species
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