Longchaeus candidus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Longchaeus |
| Species: | L. candidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Longchaeus candidus (Mörch, 1875)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Longchaeus candidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 14 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Gulf of Mexico
- Caribbean Sea : Panama, Virgin Islands
- in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, North Carolina, the Bahamas, North Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ a b c WoRMS (2010). Longchaeus candidus (Mörch, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420462 on 2011-10-26
- ^ 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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