Diloma samoaensis
| Diloma samoaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Diloma |
| Species: | D. samoaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diloma samoaensis Schwabe & Barclay, 2003[1] | |
Diloma samoaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tutuila, the largest and the main island of American Samoa in the archipelago of Samoan Islands.
References
- ↑ Schwabe & Barclay. 2003. Novapex 4 (1): 29-32. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Diloma samoaensis Schwabe & Barclay, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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