Lamellitrochus bicoronatus

Lamellitrochus bicoronatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Lamellitrochus
Species: L. bicoronatus
Binomial name
Lamellitrochus bicoronatus
Quinn, 1991

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

Description

The height of the conico-turbinate shell attains 10 mm, but is usually less than 5 mm. Its typical characteristic is the subsutural angulation and the cord around the umbilicus formed by double rows of rounded tubercles.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Barbados at a depth of 183 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lamellitrochus bicoronatus Quinn, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532954 on 2012-12-03

External links

External identifiers for Lamellitrochus bicoronatus
Encyclopedia of Life 4796415
WoRMS 532954


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