Dentistyla asperrima
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D. asperrima
Binomial name
Dentistyla asperrima
(Dall, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Dentistyla) asperrimum (Dall, 1881)
  • Margarita asperrima Dall, 1881 (original combination)

Dentistyla asperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8.5 mm. There is a small tooth on the columella.

Distribution

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

References

  1. Dall, Bull. M. C. Z., IX. p. 40, 1881.
  2. Dentistyla asperrima (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • 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.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26-page(s): 60


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