Koloonella coacta
| Koloonella coacta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Murchisonellidae |
| Genus: | Koloonella |
| Species: | K. coacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Koloonella coacta (Watson, 1886) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Koloonella coacta, common name the forced pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania.
References
- ↑ Watson, R.B. (1886). Report of the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. Reports on the Scientific Research Voyage of the HMS Challenger 1873 - 76. (zoology) 15 (42) p.498, pl. 33, fig. 4
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Koloonella coacta (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592624 on 2012-01-12
- May, W.L. (1923). An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells. Hobart : Government Printer. 100 pp.
- Laseron, C. (1959). The family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from northern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 10 : 177-267, figs 1-213
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
External links
| External identifiers for Koloonella coacta | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 592624 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Simon Grove: A guide to the seashells and other marine moilluscs of Tasmania : Koloonella coacta