Pseudoliotina discoidea
Pseudoliotina discoidea , common name the discoid delphinula, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Pseudoliotina discoidea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Liotiidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoliotina |
| Species: | P. discoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoliotina discoidea (Reeve, 1843) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The shell has a discoidal shape, with a flattened spire. The periphery shows two prominent ribs, connected by lattices which a subspinously project. The surface contains clathrate ridges, the interstices of which are finely striated.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland) and Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.
References
- Marshall, B. (2013). Pseudoliotina discoidea (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720457 on 2013-08-29
- G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Delphinula. pls 1-5 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
- Jenkins, B.W. 1984. Northern Australian Liotiidae. Australian Shell News 48: 8-9
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Pseudoliotina discoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Australian Faunal Directory: Pseudoliotina discoidea
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