Acmaturris pelicanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Acmaturris pelicanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Acmaturris
Species:
A. pelicanus
Binomial name
Acmaturris pelicanus
Garcia, 2008

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4 mm.

Distribution

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, USA; in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba.

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2015). Acmaturris pelicanus Garcia, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432902 on 2017-02-25
  • García E.F. 2008. Eight new molluscan species (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the western Atlantic, with description of two new genera. Novapex 9(1): 1–15
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  • "Acmaturris pelicanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.