Acmaturris pelicanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Acmaturris pelicanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Acmaturris |
| Species: | A. pelicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmaturris pelicanus Garcia, 2008
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 4 mm.
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Distribution
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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, USA; in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba.
References
edit- ^ WoRMS (2015). Acmaturris pelicanus Garcia, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432902 on 2017-02-25
- García E.F. 2008. Eight new molluscan species (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the western Atlantic, with description of two new genera. Novapex 9(1): 1–15
External links
edit- "Acmaturris pelicanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.