Minolops pulcherrima emendata

Minolops pulcherrima emendata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Minolops
Species: M. pulcherrima emendata
Binomial name
Minolops pulcherrima emendata
(Iredale, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Minolia emendata Iredale, 1924
  • Minolops emendata (Iredale, 1924)

Minolops pulcherrima emendata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm. The penultimate whorl contains five prominent keels, all of equal strength.

Distribution

This marine subspecies is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Minolops emendata (Iredale, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744756 on 2013-12-01


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