Minolia subangulata

Minolia subangulata, common name the subangular margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Minolia subangulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Minolia
Species:
M. subangulata
Binomial name
Minolia subangulata
Kuroda & Habe, 1952

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Taiwan.

References

  • Taki, I. and Oyama, K. (1954): Matajiro Yokoyama's the Pliocene and later faunas from the Kwanto region in Japan. Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers, no.2, pp. 1–68, pls.1–49
  • Oyama, K. (1973): Revision of Matajiro Yokoyama's type Mollusca from the Tertiary and Quaternary of the Kanto area. Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers, no.17, pp. 1–148, p1s.1–57
  • "Minolia subangulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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