Thala maldivensis

Thala maldivensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It resides in the family Costellariidae, otherwise referred to as the ribbed miters.[2]

Thala maldivensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Thala
Species:
T. maldivensis
Binomial name
Thala maldivensis
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007[1]

Description

This sea snail can be easily visually mistaken for Vexillum fraudator, due to their visual similarity.

Distribution

This marine species occurs exclusively from the Maldives.

References
  1. Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5: 1–48. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Thala maldivensis Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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