Spectamen marsus

Spectamen marsus, common name the streaked top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Spectamen marsus
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. marsus
Binomial name
Spectamen marsus
Cotton & Godfrey, 1938

Description

The size of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Spectamen marsus Cotton & Godfrey, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718909 on 2013-12-09
  • Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. (1938) New species of South Australian Gastropoda. Records of the South Australian Museum, 6, 199–206, pl. 17.
  • Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.


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