''Agathistoma'' is a

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of small to medium-sized

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s in the

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Tegulidae Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegulidae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971. Access ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Agathistoma Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607159 on 2022-04-24

Species

* '' Agathistoma fasciatum'' (Born, 1778) * '' Agathistoma hotessierianum'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * '' Agathistoma lividomaculatum'' (C. B. Adams, 1845) * '' Agathistoma nordestinum'' Dornellas, Graboski, Hellberg & Lotufo, 2021 * '' Agathistoma viridulum'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

* Olsson A.A. & Harbison A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 8: 1-457, pls. 1-65.

External links

Alf A. (2019). Tegulidae and Turbinidae of the northeast Pacific. Zoosymposia. 13: 70-82
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