Cryoturris adamsii explained

Cryoturris adamsii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

C. adamsii can be found in Atlantic waters, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, ranging from the coast of Texas south to Brazil.^[1]

References

• Smith, Edgar A. "Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of HMS Alert 1881–1882." London: British Museum (1884): 487–508.
• 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

External links

• • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.

Notes and References

1. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 666.