Nanula flindersi
Nanula flindersi, common name Flinders top shell, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails[1]
| Nanula flindersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Nanula |
| Species: | N. flindersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanula flindersi Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the shallow subtidal zone and the continental shelf off South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
References
- Marshall, B. (2013). Nanula flindersi Cotton & Godfrey, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719231 on 2014-02-10
- Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1935. South Australian Shells. Part 15. South Australian Naturalist 16(3): 34–41
- Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp
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