Ilanga rhyssomphala

Ilanga rhyssomphala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Ilanga
Species: I. rhyssomphala
Binomial name
Ilanga rhyssomphala
Herbert, 1987[1]

Ilanga rhyssomphala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2][3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal to Zululand, South Africa

References

  1. Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  2. WoRMS (2012). Ilanga rhyssomphala. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567658 on 2012-12-03
  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
External identifiers for Ilanga rhyssomphala
WoRMS 567658


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