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Monilea philippii

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Monilea philippii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Monilea
Species:
M. philippii
Binomial name
Monilea philippii
A. Adams, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Ethalia philippii (A. Adams, 1855)

Monilea philippii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

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The rather solid, umbilical shell has an orbiculate-conoidal shape. and is radially painted in brown. The convex whorls are transversally crossed by cinguli of equal size and minutely crenulate. They are ornate with longitudinally striated interstices. The margin of the umbilicus has a spiral form with radial grooves. The columella is sinuous in the middle

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off China.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Monilea philippii A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567722 on 2012-11-23
  2. ^ Herbert D.G. (1992). Revision of the Umboniinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 33(2):379-459.
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