Alexania floridana

Alexania floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Alexania
Species:
A. floridana
Binomial name
Alexania floridana
(Pilsbry, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Habea floridana (Pilsbry, 1945) superseded combination
  • Stenacme floridana Pilsbry, 1945 superseded combination

Alexania floridana is a species of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its greatest diameter 4.5 mm (0.18 in).

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the United States and occurs off Florida. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Alexania floridana (Pilsbry, 1945). 8 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Further reading

  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. Texas: Texas A&M Press, College Station.
  • Pilsbry, H.A. (1945). "Stenacme floridana, an American member of the Amphibolacea". The Nautilus. 58 (4): 112–116.


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