Liotia cancellata
Liotia cancellata | |
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Drawing of a shell of Liotia cancellata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Liotiidae |
Genus: | Liotia |
Species: | L. cancellata |
Binomial name | |
Liotia cancellata (Gray J.E., 1828) | |
Synonyms | |
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Liotia cancellata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 4 mm. The thick, solid shell has a turbinate shape. The spire is relatively elevated. The convex whorls are regularly latticed with equidistant spiral and longitudinal ribs. The umbilicus has a moderate size and is defined by a spiral rib. The outer lip is simple.[2][3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Northern Chile and Peru.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2013). Liotia cancellata (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738517 on 2013-09-08
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- ↑ West American species of the genus Liotia; Transactions of The San Diego Society For Natural History vol. 7 (1934)
External links
External identifiers for Liotia cancellata | |
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WoRMS | 738517 |
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