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Stellatoma stellata

Index Stellatoma stellata

Stellatoma stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

11 relations: Columella (gastropod), Family (biology), Florida, Gastropoda, George Washington Tryon, Lip (gastropod), Mangeliidae, Mollusca, Sea snail, Tampa Bay, Whorl (mollusc).

Columella (gastropod)

The columella (meaning "little column") or (in older texts) pillar is a central anatomical feature of a coiled snail shell, a gastropod shell.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Gastropoda

The gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca, called Gastropoda.

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George Washington Tryon

George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.

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Lip (gastropod)

In the shell of gastropod mollusks (a snail shell), the lip is the free margin of the peristome (synonym: peritreme) or aperture (the opening) of the gastropod shell.

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Mangeliidae

Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

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Mollusca

Mollusca is a large phylum of invertebrate animals whose members are known as molluscs or mollusksThe formerly dominant spelling mollusk is still used in the U.S. — see the reasons given in Gary Rosenberg's.

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Sea snail

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in saltwater, in other words marine gastropods.

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Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay.

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Whorl (mollusc)

A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellatoma_stellata

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