Fargoa gibbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Fargoa
Species:
F. gibbosa
Binomial name
Fargoa gibbosa
(Bush, 1909)
Synonyms

Odostomia (Fargoa) gibbosa (Bush, 1909)

Fargoa gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 0.5 cm and is in the shape of a cone-like Whorl. They are found within depths of 0 to 57 meters, and live in tropical climates. They are also known to live in reefs.[7]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Gulf of Maine
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • North West Atlantic

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Distribution: Maine to North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: West Florida

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Fargoa gibbosa (Bush, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160335 on 2011-10-26
  2. ↑ ITIS database
  3. ↑ Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
  4. ↑ Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo.
  5. ↑ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Fargoa gibbosa". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2022-08-23.


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