Koloonella moniliformis
Koloonella moniliformis, common name the necklace pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
| Koloonella moniliformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Murchisonellidae |
| Genus: | Koloonella |
| Species: | K. moniliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Koloonella moniliformis (Hedley & Musson, 1891) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Eastern Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, and Tasmania.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Koloonella moniliformis (Hedley & Musson, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592630 on 2012-01-12
- May, W.L. (1923). An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells. Hobart : Government Printer. 100 pp.
- Allan, J. (1950). Australian Shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House. xix 470 pp.
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
- Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. (1962). Marine Mollusca of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne Univ. Press. 475 pp.
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Simon Grove: A guide to the seashells and other marine moilluscs of Tasmania : Koloonella moniliformis
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