Notogibbula

Notogibbula
Notogibbula bicarinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Notogibbula
Iredale, 1924 [1]
Type species
Gibbula coxi Angas, 1867

Notogibbula is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.[2]

Distribution

This marine genus is found off the coast of Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia). It also occurs in the Persian Gulf and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania.

Species

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species with names in current use are included within the genus Notogibbula :[3]

Species brought into synonymy
Notogibbula bicarinata, apical view

References

  1. Iredale, 1924;Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 49(3): 182, 226
  2. WoRMS (2014). Notogibbula Iredale, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413457 on 2014-06-08
  3. OBIS : Notogibbula
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