Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Gemophos Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae Scientific name Gemophos tinctus Rank Species | |
Similar Cantharus, Costoanachis avara, Cinctura hunteria, Costoanachis, Pisania | ||
New snail gemophos tinctus walking p6033237
Gemophos tinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA.
References
Gemophos tinctus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA