Lirularia bicostata

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

Lirularia bicostata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species:
L. bicostata
Binomial name
Lirularia bicostata
(J. H. McLean, 1964)

Description

The height of this small species attains 2.4 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, México

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia bicostata (J. H. McLean, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528716 on 2012-11-23
  2. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26


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