Protoelongata loyaltyensis
Protoelongata loyaltyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]
| Protoelongata loyaltyensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Protoelongata |
| Species: | P. loyaltyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoelongata loyaltyensis (Hervier, 1897) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 13 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Lifou, Loyalty Islands.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Protoelongata loyaltyensis (Hervier, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957091 on 2018-12-31
- Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.
External links
- Hervier, J. "Descriptions d'especes nouvelles de mollusques, provenant de l'Archipel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie (suite)." Journ. de Conchyl. 46 (1897): 3a.
- WMSDB: image
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