Monodonta nebulosa
| Monodonta nebulosa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Monodonta nebulosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Monodonta |
| Species: | M. nebulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Monodonta nebulosa (Forsskal in Niebuhr, 1775) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Monodonta nebulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Eastern Indian Ocean.
References
- 1 2 Monodonta nebulosa (Forsskal in Niebuhr, 1775). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 March 2011.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
- Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monodonta nebulosa. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 25, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.