- Source: Lampasopsis rhodostoma
Lampasopsis rhodostoma, common name the Wine-mouth frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Lampasopsis rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847) is a recognized subspecies.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution. It is found in European waters, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Cape Verdes, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles, in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, and the Mascarene Basin; also off Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).
Description
The maximum recorded shell length of Lampasopsis rhodostoma is 35 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth of Lampasopsis rhodostoma is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.
References
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (
Beu A.G., Bouchet P. & Tröndlé J. (2012) Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia. Molluscan Research 32(2): 61–120
External links
Sowerby, G. B. I; Sowerby, G. B. II. (1832-1841). The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London, privately published.
Tapparone Canefri, C. (1877). Intorno ad alcune specie di testacei marini mal conosciute o nuove dell' Isola Maurizio. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italia. 2 (3): 241-244
Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Ranella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
Tapparone Canefri, C. (1878). Catalogue des coquilles rapportées de la Nouvelle-Guinée par M. Raffray. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 3: 244-277, pl. 6
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