Spectamen franciscanum

Spectamen franciscanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2][3]

Spectamen franciscanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen
Species:
S. franciscanum
Binomial name
Spectamen franciscanum
(Barnard, 1963)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solariella franciscana Barnard, 1963
  • Solariella (Solariella) franciscanum (Barnard, 1963)

Description

The size of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, Rep. South Africa

References

  1. WoRMS (2012). Spectamen franciscanum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567670 on 2012-12-03
  2. Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214.
  3. Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Solariella (Solariella) franciscanum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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