Lirularia parcipicta

Lirularia parcipicta
Drawing of a shell of Lirularia parcipicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species: L. parcipicta
Binomial name
Lirularia parcipicta
(Carpenter, 1864)

Lirularia parcipicta, common name the few-spot lirularia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Mexico.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528720 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 parcipicta
Encyclopedia of Life 619875
ITIS 70058
WoRMS 528720


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