Infundibulum tomlini

Infundibulum tomlini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Infundibulum tomlini
Basal view of a shell of Infundibulum tomlini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Infundibulum
Species:
I. tomlini
Binomial name
Infundibulum tomlini
(Fulton, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Polydonta (Infundibulum) concava Melvill & Standen 1895
  • Trochus (Infundibulum) tomlini Fulton, 1930 (original description)
  • Trochus maculatus Marshall, 1979
  • Trochus tomlini Kaicher, 1979

Description

The width of the shell attains 36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Samoa, the Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Infundibulum tomlini (Fulton, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512961 on 2012-11-23
  2. Marshall, B. A. (2000). "Systematics of the genus Infundibulum Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae)". The Nautilus 114(4): 149-154.
  • Fulton (1930), Descriptions of new species of Fusinus, Biplex, Trochus and Bushia; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 19 16-17
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Infundibulum tomlini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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