Spectamen rikae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Spectamen rikae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda informal group Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Cyclophoridae |
| Genus: | Spectamen (?) |
| Species: | S. rikae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spectamen rikae (?) Vilvens, 2003[1] | |
Spectamen rikae is a species of sea snail, a gastropod mollusk that used to belong in the family Solariellidae.[2]
This species, described as a marine species, is actually terrestrial. It has therefore become a Cyclophoridae incertae sedis
Description
This shell grows to a height of 9 mm.
Distribution
This species was found in the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Vilvens (2003). Novapex 4 (1) : 17-20. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ Spectamen rikae Vilvens, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
- Vilvens C. (2003). Description of Spectamen rikae n.sp. (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Solariellinae) from the Philippine Islands. Novapex 4(1): 17-20
- Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228. page(s): 139
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.