''Agathotoma klasmidia'' is a species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Mangeliidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off
Mexico.
Gbif.org: Agathotoma klasmidia - occurrence
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References
* Shasky, D.R. (1971) ''Ten new species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae.'' The Veliger, 14, 67–72, 1 pl.
External links
Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
klasmidia
Gastropods described in 1971
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