Spirostyliferina lizardensis
| Spirostyliferina lizardensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Spirostyliferina Bandel, 2006[1] |
| Species: | S. lizardensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirostyliferina lizardensis Bandel, 2006[1] | |
Spirostyliferina lizardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.[2]
Spirostyliferina lizardensis is the only species in the genus Spirostyliferina.[1]
The specific name lizardensis is according to the Lizard Island, its type locality.[1]
Distribution
Distribution of Spirostyliferina lizardensis includes Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[1]
Description
The height of the shell is about 0.9 mm (0.035 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". Freiberger Forschungshefte C 511: 59-138. PDF.
- ↑ Spirostyliferina lizardensis Bandel, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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