Lirularia discors

Lirularia discors is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]

Lirularia discors
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species:
L. discors
Binomial name
Lirularia discors
J. H. McLean, 1984[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter also 4.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.

References

  1. McLean J.H. (1984) New species of Northeast Pacific archaeogastropods. The Veliger 26(3): 233-239. (3 January 1984). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia discors J. H. McLean, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528717 on 2012-11-23
  3. 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
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