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Monostiolum tessellatum

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Monostiolum tessellatum
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M. tessellatum
Binomial name
Monostiolum tessellatum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Caducifer swifti (Tryon, 1881)
  • Caducifer tessellatum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Colubraria swifti (Tryon, 1881)
  • Daphnella igniflua (Reeve, 1845)
  • Fusus swifti (Tryon, 1881) (unnecessary combination)
  • Pisania igniflua (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma igniflua Reeve, 1845
  • Pollia tessellatum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Triton (Epidromus) swifti Tryon, 1881
  • Triton swifti Tryon, 1881
  • Triton tessellatus Reeve, 1844 (basionym)

Monostiolum tessellatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

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  • Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton Conchologia Iconica 2 pls. 1-20
  • Reeve, L. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 19-33
  • Watters G.T. & Finlay C.J. (1989) A revision of the western Atlantic Recent species of the genus Monostiolum Dall, 1904, and Bailya (Parabailya) new subgenus (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). The Veliger 32(1): 47–59.
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