Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Columbellidae Scientific name Astyris profundi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Astyris Rank Species | |
Similar Anachis, Mitrella, Columbella, Columbellidae | ||
Astyris profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
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Description
The shell size is up to 8 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores, Cape Verde and along North Carolina, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.
References
Astyris profundi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA