Zonulispira crocata

Author
Reeve, 1845
Common Names
  • Sanibel Turris

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Min Depth
9 meters
Max Depth
91 meters
Overall Geographic Range
West Florida to Florida Keys
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • endemic to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Bartsch, P., and H. A. Rehder. 1939b. New turritid mollusks from Florida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 87(3070): 127–138, pl. 17.

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

  • Kaicher, S. D. 1984c. Card Catalogue of World-wide Shells. Pack #39 - Turridae Part I. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. cards [i–ii], 3882–3987.

  • Sunderland, K. 1991. Atlantic and Caribbean Turridae. American Conchologist 19(1): 14–15.

  • Williams, P. 2005. Florida and Caribbean Turridae part 1: black and brown species. American Conchologist 33(2): 30–31.

Endnotes

  • Zonulispira crocata: Crassispira sanibelensis Bartsch and Rehder, 1939 (type locality: Sanibel Island, Florida) is a synonym; see Williams (2005).

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, 05-06-2024.

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