| Rubellatoma diomedea | |
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| Shell of Rubellatoma diomedea (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Rubellatoma |
| Species: | R. diomedea
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubellatoma diomedea Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
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Rubellatoma diomedea, common name the red-brown mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
Distribution
R. diomedea can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas to the Campeche Bank.[2]
References
- ^ a b Rubellatoma diomedea Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.
- ^ 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. 667.
- Bartsch, Paul, and Harald A. Rehder. "New turritid mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1939).
- 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
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Rubellatoma diomedea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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