Elaphriella opalina
Appearance
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Elaphriella opalina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Solariellidae |
Genus: | Elaphriella |
Species: | E. opalina
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Binomial name | |
Elaphriella opalina (Shikama & Hayashi, 1977)
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Synonyms | |
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Elaphriella opalina is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Elaphriella opalina (Shikama & Hayashi, 1977). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1463211 on 2021-07-22
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp
External links
[edit]- Shikama T. (1977). Descriptions of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section II (Geology). 24: 1-23, 5 pls
- Williams S.T., Kano Y., Warén A. & Herbert D.G. (2020). Marrying molecules and morphology: first steps towards a reevaluation of solariellid genera (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) in the light of molecular phylogenetic studies. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 86(1): 1–26