Lirularia pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Lirularia |
Species: | L. pygmaea |
Binomial name | |
Lirularia pygmaea (Yokoyama, 1922) | |
Synonyms | |
Leptothyra pygmaea Yokoyama, 1922 (original combination) |
Lirularia pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Lirularia pygmaea (Yokoyama, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607181 on 2012-11-23
- Yokoyama, M., 1922a: Fossils from the upper Musashino of Kazusa and Shimosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, vol. 44, art. 1, pp. 1–200 + i–viii, pls. 1–17
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
External links
- To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Lirularia pygmaea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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