Lirularia bicostata
| Lirularia bicostata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Lirularia |
| Species: | L. bicostata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lirularia bicostata (J. H. McLean, 1964) | |
Lirularia bicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
Description
The height of this small species attains 2.4 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia bicostata (J. H. McLean, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528716 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species