Vanitrochus tragema
| Vanitrochus tragema | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Vanitrochus tragema | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Vanitrochus |
| Species: | V. tragema |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanitrochus tragema (Melvill & Standen, 1896) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vanitrochus tragema is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 1.8 mm and 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands, Tuvalu, and Australia (Queensland)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Vanitrochus tragema (Melvill & Standen, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547295 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ 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.
- Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1896. Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8(9): 273-315, pls 9-11
- Hedley, C. 1899. The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part 1. Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(7): 395-488
- Iredale, T. 1929. Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9(3): 261-297, pls 30-31
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 p
External links
| External identifiers for Vanitrochus tragema | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 4948496 |
| WoRMS | 547295 |