Coralliophila caribaea

Author
Abbott, 1958
Common Names
  • Caribbean Coralsnail

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
116 meters
Overall Geographic Range
N. Carolina to Brazil; Bermuda
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • coral reef
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Hopkins, T. S., D. R. Blizzard, and D. K. Gilbert. 1977. The molluscan fauna of the Florida Middle Grounds with comments on it's [sic] zoogeographical affinities. Northeast Gulf Science 1(1): 39–47.

  • Rezak, R., T. J. Bright, and D. W. McGrail. 1985. Reefs and Banks of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. John Wiley & Sons, New York. xviii + 259 pp.

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

  • Tunnell, J. W., Jr. 1974. Ecological and Geographical Distribution of Mollusca of Lobos and Enmedio Coral Reefs, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. xii + 157 + [i]

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

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, 05-05-2024.

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