Nanula

Nanula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Nanula
Drawing of a shell of Nanula tasmanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Nanula
Thiele, 1924
Type species
Gibbula tasmanica
Petterd, W.F., 1879

Distribution

The species in this genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Species

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Nanula Thiele, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512282 on 2012-11-23
  • Thiele, 1924, Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 11(1): 54, 69
  • Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda . Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer.
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11


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