''Longchaeus candidus'' 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 ...
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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 Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[WoRMS (2010). ''Longchaeus candidus'' (Mörch, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420462 on 2011-10-26][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.]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 14 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
* Gulf of Mexico
* Caribbean Sea : Panama, Virgin Islands
* in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, North Carolina, the Bahamas, North Brazil
References
External links
To Encyclopedia of LifeTo World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1875
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