Rubellatoma rubella
Species of gastropod
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Rubellatoma rubella, common name the reddish mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Rubellatoma rubella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Rubellatoma |
| Species: | R. rubella |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubellatoma rubella (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
R. rubella can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of North Carolina south to Brazil.;[2] in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.