Siphonaria diemenensis
Siphonaria diemenensis, is a species of air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[1]
Dorsal view of shell of Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
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| Apertural view of a shell of Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Siphonariida |
| Family: | Siphonariidae |
| Genus: | Siphonaria |
| Species: | S. diemenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 23.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tasmania.
References
- Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 May 2012.
External links
- Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.
- Dayrat, B.; Goulding, T. C.; White, T. R. (2014). Diversity of Indo-West Pacific Siphonaria (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Euthyneura). Zootaxa. 3779(2): 246-276
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