Trochaclis antarctica

Trochaclis antarctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Trochaclididae
Genus: Trochaclis
Species:
T. antarctica
Binomial name
Trochaclis antarctica
Thiele, 1912

Trochaclis antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochaclididae.[1]

Description

Trochaclis antarctica is a species of snails in the family Trochaclididae. They are native to Antarctica. They have sexual reproduction[1]. The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in Antarctic waters off the South Sandwich Islands, the South Shetlands, the Antarctic Peninsula, the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea.

References

  1. ^ Trochaclis antarctica Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2010.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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