Cochliolepis parasitica

Author
Stimpson, 1858
Common Names
  • Parasitic Scalesnail

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
48 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Colombia
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • grazer
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Andrews, J. 1977. Shells and Shores of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. xx + 365 pp., [4] pls.

  • Calnan, T. R., R. S. Kimble, T., and G. Littleton. 1986. Benthic macroinvertebrates. Pp. 45–66, 128–138 in W. A. White, T. R. Calnan, R. A. Morton, R. S. Kimble, T. G. Littleton, J. H. McGowen, H. S. Nance, and K. E. Schmedes, eds. Submerged Lands of Texas, Brownsville-Harlingen Area: Sediments, Geochemistry, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and Associated Wetlands. Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

  • Gundersen, R. W. 1998. The Seashells of Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Author, Kenosha, Wisconsin. 32 pp.

  • Odé, H. 1969a. Cochliolepis parasitica Stimpson. Texas Conchologist 5(7): 73–74.

  • Sarasúa, H. 1970. Prosobranquios marinos nuevos para la fauna de Cuba (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Poeyana 72: 1–20.

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, 05-09-2024.

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