Bartschia significans
Bartschia significans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Bartschia |
Species: | B. significans |
Binomial name | |
Bartschia significans Rehder, 1943 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Metula significans (Rehder, 1943) |
Bartschia significans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 51 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- 1 2 Bartschia significans Rehder, 1943. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2010.
- 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
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