Thala malvacea

Thala malvacea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Thala malvacea
Shell of Thala malvacea (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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T. malvacea
Binomial name
Thala malvacea
Jousseaume, 1898

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Djibouti.

References

  1. Thala malvacea Jousseaume, 1898. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.



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