Minolops gertruda

Minolops gertruda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Minolops
Species: M. gertruda
Binomial name
Minolops gertruda
(Iredale, 1936)
Synonyms

Minolia gertruda Iredale, 1936

Minolops gertruda, common name the coral red top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Minolops gertruda (Iredale, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744762 on 2013-12-01

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