Vermeijius retiarius
Vermeijius retiarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
| Vermeijius retiarius | |
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| Shell of Vermeijius retiarius (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Vermeijius |
| Species: | V. retiarus |
| Binomial name | |
| Vermeijius retiarus (von Martens, 1901) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 56 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia and Madagascar.
References
- Vermeijius retiarus (von Martens, 1901). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 Dec 2018.
External links
- Martens, E. von. (1901). Einige Neue Meer-Conchylien von der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. (1901): 14–26
- Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Snyder M.A. & Bouchet P. (2018). Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 433: 1–57
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