Cryoturris quadrilineata

Cryoturris quadrilineata
Shell of Cryoturris quadrilineata (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Cryoturris
Species:	C. quadrilineata
Binomial name
Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
Defrancia quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850) Kurtziella quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850) Mangelia quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850) Pleurotoma quadrilineata Adams C. B., 1850

Cryoturris quadrilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

C. quadrilineata can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from Campeche to Brazil and off the coast of the Virgin Islands.;[2] the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

1. Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
2. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 666.

• 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

External links

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682: 1–1295.
• "Cryoturris quadrilineata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.