Vitreolina curva

Vitreolina curva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Vitreolina .[1]

Vitreolina curva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
Species:
V. curva
Binomial name
Vitreolina curva
(Monterosato, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Eulima curva Monterosato, 1874
  • Eulima distorta var. tumidosa Marshall, 1890

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2014). Vitreolina curva (Monterosato, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139898 on 2014-12-16
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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