Aorotrema pontogenes

Aorotrema pontogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Tornidae
Genus: Aorotrema
Species:
A. pontogenes
Binomial name
Aorotrema pontogenes
(Schwengel & T. L. McGinty, 1942)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclostrema (Aorotrema) pontogenes Schwengel & T. L. McGinty, 1942 (original combination)
  • Cyclostrema pontogenes Schwengel & T. L. McGinty, 1942 (unaccepted combination)

Aorotrema pontogenes is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tornidae.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Florida, USA.

References

  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • Schwengel, J. S. & McGinty, T. L. (1942). "Some new and interesting marine shells from northwest Florida". The Nautilus. 56 (1): 17–18. Retrieved 10 September 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Rubio, F.; Fernández-Garcés, R.; Rolán, E. (2011). "The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas". Iberus. 29 (2): 1–230.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: image