Austrotoma aguayoi

Austrotoma aguayoi
Shell of Austrotoma aguayoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Austrotoma
Species:
A. aguayoi
Binomial name
Austrotoma aguayoi
(Carcelles, 1953)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella aguayoi Carcelles, 1953
  • Pleurotomella aguayoi (Carcelles, 1953)

Austrotoma aguayoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[2] The genus Austrotoma has also been placed in the family Pseudotomidae.[1]

It has an average shell size of 20–40 mm. Its habitat ranges from East Brazil to Southern Argentina.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Austrotoma aguayoi (Carcelles, 1953). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ Sánchez, Noelia Carolina (2022). Estudio Taxonómico de los Gasterópodos de la Superfamilia Conoidea del Mar Argentino Basado en Caracteres Morfológicos y Moleculares (PDF) (Doctor en Ciencias Naturales thesis) (in Spanish). La Plata: Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Pleurotomella (Pleurotomella) aguayoi". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  • Forcelli, D.O., 2000. Moluscos Magallanicos. Guia de Moluscos [marinos] de Patagonia y Sur de Chile.

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