Species of gastropod
Rubellatoma rubella, common name the reddish mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 11 mm.
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Distribution
R. rubella can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of North Carolina south to Brazil.;[2] in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- ^ a b Rubellatoma rubella (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851). 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.
- 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
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