Spectamen marsus

Spectamen marsus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen
Species: S. marsus
Binomial name
Spectamen marsus
Cotton & Godfrey, 1938

Spectamen marsus, common name the streaked top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Spectamen marsus Cotton & Godfrey, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718909 on 2013-12-09

External links

External identifiers for Spectamen marsus
WoRMS 718909


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