Spectamen gertruda
| Spectamen gertruda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  (disputed) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Spectamen |
| Species: | S. gertruda |
| Binomial name | |
| Spectamen gertruda (Iredale, 1936) | |
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Spectamen gertruda, common name the coral red top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell attains 9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales
References
[edit]- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spectamen gertruda (Iredale, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1424517 on 2026-06-06
- Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1�408
External links
[edit]- Williams S.T., Kano Y., Warén A. & Herbert D.G. (2020). "Marrying molecules and morphology: first steps towards a reevaluation of solariellid genera (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) in the light of molecular phylogenetic studies". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 86 (1): 20.
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