Scaphella macginnorum

Min Depth

200 meters

Max Depth

365 meters

Overall Geographic Range

Quintana Roo

Habitat-Biology

benthic
carnivore (includes scavengers)
endemic to Gulf of Mexico
soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)

References

García, E. [F.]. 1989. Two rare volutes from Yucatan; or a short story of the golden age of shelling in the southern Gulf of Mexico. American Conchologist 17(3): 3.
García, E. F., and W. K. Emerson. 1987. A new species of Scaphella (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from off Yucatan, Mexico. Apex 2(1): 1–4, 1 pl.
Poppe, G. T., and Y. Goto. 1992. Volutes. L'Informatore Piceno, Ancona, Italy. 348 pp.

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, 05-14-2024.

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