Lirularia acuticostata
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Lirularia acuticostata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Lirularia |
Species: | L. acuticostata |
Binomial name | |
Lirularia acuticostata (Carpenter, 1864) | |
Synonyms | |
Liotia acuticostata Carpenter, 1864 | |
Lirularia acuticostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
Description
The height of the shell measures 2.5 mm and its diameter 3 mm. The small, white shell has a subglobose shape. The two nuclear whorls are, smooth. Its apex is elevated. The teleoconch contains 3 whorls, with two raised carinae on the spire and six on the [[body whorl]]. The body whorl contains about 6 equal spiral cords. The axial ribs are absent. The sutures are subrectangular. The aperture is circular. The conspicuous outer lip is little contracted. The umbilicus is not large. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the southern Californian coast.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia acuticostata (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528715 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
- ↑ Carpenter, Suppl. Rept. Brit. Assoc, 1864, pp. 612, 652.
External links
External identifiers for Lirularia acuticostata | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 482703 |
ITIS | 70059 |
WoRMS | 528715 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
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