Gemophos tinctus

Gemophos tinctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Gemophos
Species:	G. tinctus
Binomial name
Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms
Cantharus tinctus (Conrad, 1846) Pisania tinctus (Conrad, 1846) Pollia tincta Conrad, 1846 (original combination) Tritonidea bermudensis Dall, W.H., 1901 Tritonidea tinctus (Conrad, 1846)

Gemophos tinctus, the tinted cantharus, painted cantharus, or gaudy lesser whelk,[1] is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 32 mm.feeds on smal algae

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA. and also in the northeast of Brazil in salt sea water

References

1. "Gemophos tinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
2. Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

• Redfern, C. (2001) Bahamian Seashells a Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas. Bahamian Seashells, Boca Raton, Florida, ix + 280 pp., 124 pls.
• 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