Protolira valvatoides
Protolira valvatoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Protolira valvatoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Protolira |
| Species: | P. valvatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Protolira valvatoides Warén & Bouchet, 1993 | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.
Distribution
This species is found along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[2]
References
- Protolira valvatoides Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- "Protolira valvatoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Warén A. & Bouchet P., 1993: New, records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps; Zoologica Scripta 22: 1–90
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