Omphalotropis costulata

Omphalotropis costulata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae.

Omphalotropis costulata
Drawing by Arnould Locard of an apertural view of the shell of Omphalotropis costulata from its type description (Mousson 1870).[1]
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Assimineidae
Genus:
Omphalotropis
Species:
O. costulata
Binomial name
Omphalotropis costulata
(Mousson, 1870)[1]
Synonyms

Realia cotulata Mousson, 1870[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Omphalotropis costulata includes Fiji.

The type locality is Vanua Balavu.[1]

See also

Omphalotropis costulata Emberton & Pearce, 1999 is a junior homonym for yet (2012) unnamed species Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2.

References
  1. (in French) Mousson A. (1870) "Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des iles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. Édouard Graeffe". Journal de conchyliologie 18(1870):109-135, part 2: 179-232, Plate VII, figure 10.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 June 2012.


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