Lirularia bicostata

Lirularia bicostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species: L. bicostata
Binomial name
Lirularia bicostata
(J. H. McLean, 1964)

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

Description

The height of this small species attains 2.4 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, México

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia bicostata (J. H. McLean, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528716 on 2012-11-23
  2. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26

External links

External identifiers for Lirularia bicostata
Encyclopedia of Life 619876
ITIS 70056
WoRMS 528716


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