Otitoma astrolabensis
Otitoma astrolabensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Otitoma astrolabensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Otitoma |
| Species: | O. astrolabensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Otitoma astrolabensis Wiedrick, 2014 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 and 8 mm (0.16 and 0.31 in).
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands, the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Otitoma astrolabensis Wiedrick, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815483 on 2018-12-21
- Wiedrick S.G. (2014). Review of the genera Otitoma Jousseaume, 1880 and Thelecytharella with the description of two new species Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 46(3): 40-53
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