Agathotoma kirshi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Agathotoma kirshi | |
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| Shells of Agathotoma kirshi (paratype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Agathotoma |
| Species: | A. kirshi
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| Binomial name | |
| Agathotoma kirshi Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Redfern, 2012
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 9 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. [2]
References
edit- ^ a b Agathotoma kirshi Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Redfern, 2012). 23 June 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Gbif.org: Agathotoma kirshi -occurrence
- Rolán E., Fernández-Garcés E. & Redfern C. (2012) New records and description of four new species of the genus Agathotoma (Gastropoda, Mangeliidae) in the Caribbean. Novapex 13(2): 45-62
External links
edit- "Agathotoma kirshi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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