Stramonita haemastoma

Stramonita haemastoma
Stramonita haemastoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Stramonita
Species: S. haemastoma
Binomial name
Stramonita haemastoma
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum cingulatum Lamarck, 1816
  • Buccinum haemastoma Linnaeus, 1767 (basionym)
  • Haustrum striatum Perry, 1811
  • Murex consul Gmelin, 1791
  • Purpura barcinonensis Hidalgo, 1867
  • Purpura fasciata Dunker, 1857
  • Purpura forbesi Dunker, 1853
  • Purpura gigantea Calcara, 1840
  • Purpura gigantea Reeve, 1846
  • Purpura haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Purpura haemastoma acuminata Settepassi, 1977
  • Purpura haemastoma bulbosa Settepassi, 1977
  • Purpura haemastoma elongata Settepassi, 1977
  • Purpura haemastoma var. calva Weinkauff, 1873
  • Purpura haemastoma var. cornuta Philippi, 1844
  • Purpura haemastoma var. costellata Pallary, 1900
  • Purpura haemastoma var. gracilior Kobelt, 1887
  • Purpura haemastoma var. minima Pallary, 1900
  • Purpura haemastoma var. minor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfuss, 1882
  • Purpura haemastoma var. nodulosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfuss, 1882
  • Purpura haemastoma var. striata Pallary, 1900
  • Purpura laevis Monterosato, 1878
  • Purpura lineata Kiener, 1835
  • Purpura macrostoma Küster, 1860
  • Purpura nebulosa Conrad, 1867
  • Purpura nuttalli Conrad, 1837
  • Purpura oceanica Locard, 1886
  • Purpura unifascialis Lamarck, 1816
  • Purpura viduata Küster, 1859
  • Thais grisea Röding, 1798
  • Thais haemastoma Linnaeus
  • Thais metallica Röding, 1798
  • Thais stellata Röding, 1798

Stramonita haemastoma, common name the red-mouthed rock shell or the Florida dog winkle, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.[1]

Description

The adult shell size for this species varies between 22 mm and 120 mm.

Distribution

The red-mouthed rock shell occurs widely in tropical and warm water areas of the Western Atlantic Ocean. Regions where it can be found include the Caribbean Sea, North Carolina and Florida, Bermuda and the entire Brazilian coast, including the islands of Abrolhos and Fernando de Noronha. It is also found in the Eastern Atlantic: tropical Western Africa and Southwestern Africa, including Cape Verde and Angola, and in European waters, including Macaronesian Islands, the Mediterranean Sea and the southwest coast of Apulia.[1][2][3] Canary Islands.

Subspecies

Stramonita haemastoma contains the following subspecies:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140417 on 2011-01-10
  2. Leal, J. H. (2002). "Gastropods". In Carpenter, K. E. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. Rome: FAO. pp. 128–132. ISBN 92-5-104825-8.
  3. "Conquiliologistas do Brasil". Thais haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767). 2001–2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.

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