Glyptaesopus proctorae (M. Smith 1936)

Glyptaesopus proctorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Florida Keys to the Bahamas; in the Gulf of Mexico.

This species was originally only known as a fossil from the Pliocene of Florida.

References

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas