Minopa

Minopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Minopa
Iredale, 1924
Type species
Fossarina legrandi Petterd, W.F., 1879
Synonyms[1]
  • Fossarina (Minopa) Iredale, 1924

Minopa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Distribution

The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Minopa Iredale, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512294 on 2012-11-23

External links

External identifiers for Minopa
WoRMS 512294


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