Thalotia beluchistana
Thalotia beluchistana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
| Thalotia beluchistana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Thalotia |
| Species: | T. beluchistana |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalotia beluchistana Melvill, J.C., 1897 | |
In 1901, Melvill expressed the opinion that some malacologists might consider this species to belong in the genus Calliostoma.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf and in the Arabian Sea.
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