Cirsotrema dalli

Author
Rehder, 1945
Common Names
  • Dall's Wentletrap

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
227 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Clench, W. J., and R. D. Turner. 1950. The genera Sthenorytis, Cirsotrema, Acirsa, Opalia and Amaea in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2(29): 221–246.

  • Kaicher, S. D. 1983a. Card Catalogue of World-wide Shells. Pack #35 - Epitoniidae Part III. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. cards [i–ii], 3559–3664.

  • Odé, H. 1973b. A survey of the molluscan fauna of the northwest Gulf of Mexico-preliminary report (continued). Texas Conchologist 9(3): 60–72.

Endnotes

  • Cirsotrema dalli: Formerly misidentified as C. cochlea (Sowerby II, 1844), an Eastern Atlantic species; see Clench and Turner (1950). New record for SW GMx; ID: EFG; coll. R/V Pelican, 10 June 2005, Campeche Bank, 20º51.16'N, 92º26.28'W, 93–94 m, EFG 26272.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

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.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-07-2024.

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