Vanitrochus padangensis

Vanitrochus padangensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Vanitrochus padangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Vanitrochus
Species:
V. padangensis
Binomial name
Vanitrochus padangensis
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms

Minolia padangensis Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off the Western Sumatra.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vanitrochus padangensis (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445813 on 2023-01-22
  • Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46



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