Lirularia iridescens

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Lirularia iridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Umboniinae
Genus: Lirularia
Species: L. iridescens
Binomial name
Lirularia iridescens
(Schrenck, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Homalopoma kussakini Egorov, 2000[2]
  • Trochus iridescens Schrenck, 1863 (basionym)

Lirularia iridescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

References

  • Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls. page(s): 36

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