Tentaoculus eritmetus
Tentaoculus eritmetus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.[2]
| Tentaoculus eritmetus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Tentaoculus |
| Species: | T. eritmetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tentaoculus eritmetus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Puncturella (Fissurisepta) eritmeta A. E. Verrill, 1884 (original description) | |
Distribution
This species was found in the Atlantic Ocean off New England, USA.
References
- Verrill, A. E. 1884. Second catalogue of Mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep-sea species, with notes on others previously recorded. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 139-294, pls. 28-32.
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tentaoculus eritmetus (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533483 on 2013-02-02
- Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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