Tectarius antonii

Tectarius antonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.^[1]

Tectarius antonii
Tectarius antonii shells
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Tectarius
Species:	T. antonii
Binomial name
Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846) Cenchritis nodulosus major (f) Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969 Echininus nodulosus Clench & Abbott, 1942 Litorina scabra Anton, 1838

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -2 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2]