Austrocochlea brevis

Austrocochlea brevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Austrocochlea
Species: A. brevis
Binomial name
Austrocochlea brevis
Parsons & Ward, 1994

Austrocochlea brevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off Tasmania.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Austrocochlea brevis Parsons & Ward, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546939 on 2012-11-23
  2. Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483.

External links

External identifiers for Austrocochlea brevis
Encyclopedia of Life 4796544
NCBI 319494
WoRMS 546939


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