Login
Login

Tectarius antonii

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.319986 - Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846) - Littorinidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg

| image_caption = Tectarius antonii shells

| taxon = Tectarius antonii

| authority = (Philippi, 1846)

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

  • Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
  • Cenchritis nodulosus major (f) Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969
  • Echininus nodulosus Clench & Abbott, 1942
  • Litorina scabra Anton, 1838

}}

Tectarius antonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.{{WRMS species|419569|Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846)|||Reid, David G. (2010). Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419569 on 13 November 2011}}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0008776|doi-access=free}}.

Distribution

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Reid, D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 324: 1–110.
  • 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

{{Taxonbar|from=Q3141712}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tectarius Antonii}}

Category:Littorinidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1846

{{Littorinidae-stub}}