Rostellariella delicatula
Rostellariella delicatula, common name the delicate tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae, the true conchs.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rostellariidae |
| Genus: | Rostellariella |
| Species: | R. delicatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostellariella delicatula (Nevill, 1881) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Aden and East Africa to Sumatra, Indonesia.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Rostellariella delicatula. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532191 on 2016-01-30
- Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
External links
- "Rostellariella delicatula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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