Infundibulum tomlini

Infundibulum tomlini
Basal view of a shell of Infundibulum tomlini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Infundibulum
Species: I. tomlini
Binomial name
Infundibulum tomlini
(Fulton, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Polydonta (Infundibulum) concava Melvill & Standen 1895
  • Trochus (Infundibulum) tomlini Fulton, 1930 (original description)
  • Trochus maculatus Marshall, 1979
  • Trochus tomlini Kaicher, 1979

Infundibulum tomlini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The width of the shell attains 36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Samoa, the Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Infundibulum tomlini (Fulton, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512961 on 2012-11-23
  2. Marshall B. A. (2000). "Systematics of the genus Infundibulum Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae)". The Nautilus 114(4): 149-154..

External links

External identifiers for Infundibulum tomlini
Encyclopedia of Life 17865812
WoRMS 512961


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