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Archierato maugeriae

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archierato maugeriae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.[1]

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Archierato maugeriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Eratoidae
Genus: Archierato
Species:
A. maugeriae
Binomial name
Archierato maugeriae
(Gray, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Erato maugeriae J. E. Gray, 1832 (original combination)
  • Hespererato maugeriae (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
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Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea from Florida to Panama.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[2]

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