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Gyrineum roseum

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Gyrineum roseum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. roseum
Binomial name
Gyrineum roseum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Ranella roseum Reeve, 1844

Gyrineum roseum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species possibly intergrades clinally with G. pusillum; DNA analysis would help.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Tahiti and in the Coral Sea.

Gyrineum roseum, abapertural view

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gyrineum roseum (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
  • Beu, A.G., 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revision of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 178: 1-255
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.