Archiminolia zacalles

Archiminolia zacalles
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Archiminolia zacalles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Archiminolia
Species: A. zacalles
Binomial name
Archiminolia zacalles
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Synonyms

Solariella zacalles Melvill & Standen, 1903

Archiminolia zacalles is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 9 mm. The solid shell has a depressed conical shape and is deeply umbilicate. It contains six whorls. The oblique aperture is almost round and has a thin lip.[1]

Distribution

This marine species in the Gulf of Oman and in the Persian Gulf.

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