Longchaeus candidus

Longchaeus candidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Longchaeus
Species:	L. candidus
Binomial name
	Longchaeus candidus; (Mörch, 1875)
Synonyms
	Pyramidella candida Mørch, 1875; Pyramidella (Longchaeus) candida (Mörch, 1875);

Longchaeus candidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 14 mm.

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

^ ^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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