Austroliotia pulcherrima
| Austroliotia pulcherrima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Liotiidae |
| Genus: | Austroliotia |
| Species: | A. pulcherrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Austroliotia pulcherrima (Reeve, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Liotia pulcherrima A. Adams, 1850 superseded combination | |
Austroliotia pulcherrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 7 mm.
(Original description) The shell is subdiscoid, with a slightly elevated spire. Its whorls are rounded and very elegantly cancellated with transverse and longitudinal raised ridges; the transverse ridges are muricated. The outer lip is expanded, with a double peristome, each being radiately fimbriated. The umbilicus is very large, and its margins are crenulated. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
References
- ^ Austroliotia pulcherrima (Reeve, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 August 2013.
- ^ Adams, A. (1850). "On the animal of Liotia; with descriptions of new species of Delphinula and Liotia, from the Cumingian collection". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1850: 50. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory: Austroliotia pulcherrima – Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities