Lampasopsis rhodostoma

Lampasopsis rhodostoma, common name the Wine-mouth frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Lampasopsis rhodostoma
Apertural view of Lampasopsis rhodostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Lampasopsis
Species:
L. rhodostoma
Binomial name
Lampasopsis rhodostoma
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa bergeri (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880)
  • Bursa thomae (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Bursa venustula (Reeve, 1844)
  • Ranella bergeri sensu Sowerby Tapparone-Canefri, 1881
  • Ranella paulucciana Tapparone-Canefri, 1876
  • Ranella rhodostoma G.B. Sowerby II, 1835 (basionym)
  • Ranella rhodostoma var. xantostoma Tapparone-Canefri, 1878
  • Ranella thomae d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Ranella venustula Reeve, 1844

Lampasopsis rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847) is a recognized subspecies.[2][3]

Distribution

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This marine species has a wide distribution. It is found in European waters, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Cape Verdes, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles, in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, and the Mascarene Basin; also off Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length of Lampasopsis rhodostoma is 35 mm.[4]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth of Lampasopsis rhodostoma is 0 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bursa rhodostoma (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Lampasopsis rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472316 on 2023-07-20
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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