Moelleriopsis messanensis

Moelleriopsis messanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Moelleriopsis messanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Moelleriopsis
Species:
M. messanensis
Binomial name
Moelleriopsis messanensis
(Seguenza, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclostrema messanensis Seguenza, 1876 (original combination)
  • Cyclostrema normanni Geronimo, I. Di & M. Bellagamba, 1986

Description

The size of the shell varies between 1.6 mm and 2.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References
  1. Moelleriopsis messanensis (Seguenza, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • "Moelleriopsis messanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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