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Brown Sargassum Snail

Litiopa melanostoma

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Litiopa melanostoma, common name the brown Sargassum shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Litiopidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and off the Azores; in the North Atlantic Ocean, off Newfoundland. Description Litiopa melanostoma (Sargassum Snail) has been found to have a maximum recorded shell length of 6 mm.

Distribution

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United States of America · 251United Kingdom · 6Mexico · 1