Wanganella porcellana
| Wanganella porcellana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenzioidea (unassigned) |
| Genus: | Wanganella |
| Species: | W. porcellana |
| Binomial name | |
| Wanganella porcellana (Tate & May, 1900) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Wanganella porcellana, common name the porcellain false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Queensland, Southwest Australia and Tasmania
References
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Wanganella porcellana (Tate & May, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598123 on 27 March 2013
External links
| External identifiers for Wanganella porcellana | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 598123 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Wanganella porcellana
- Ponder W. F. (1985) A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
- Molluscs of Tasmania: Putilla porcellana
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