Fargoa bushiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5]

Fargoa bushiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Fargoa
Species:
F. bushiana
Binomial name
Fargoa bushiana
(Bartsch, 1909)
Synonyms

Odostomia bushiana (Bartsch, 1909)

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 3.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea
  • Colombia
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Lesser Antilles
  • Atlantic Ocean (Massachusetts to Central Brazil)

Notes

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Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Distribution: Cape Cod to Rhode Island; Texas

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Fargoa bushiana (Bartsch, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160330 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ ITIS database
  3. ^ Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  5. ^ 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.
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