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Catesby's Risso

Schwartziella catesbyana

Classification

Family
Zebinidae

Schwartziella catesbyana, common name Catesby's risso, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, in the Atlantic Ocean along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and North Carolina to eastern Brazil. Description The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 7 mm.

Distribution

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United States of America · 19