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 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.

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.