Tectarius antonii

Tectarius antonii
Tectarius antonii shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Tectarius
Species:
T. antonii
Binomial name
Tectarius antonii
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
  • Cenchritis nodulosus major (f) Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969
  • Echininus nodulosus Clench & Abbott, 1942
  • Litorina scabra Anton, 1838

Tectarius antonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

References

  1. 1 2 Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Reid, David G. (2010). Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419569 on 13 November 2011 .
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.