Lovellona atramentosa
| Lovellona atramentosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Lovellona |
| Species: | L. atramentosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lovellona atramentosa (Reeve, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lovellona atramentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 5 mm and 13 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll, Mozambique and KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- 1 2 Lovellona atramentosa (Reeve, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 March 2011.
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
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