Spectamen gerula
| Spectamen gerula | |
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| Shell of Spectamen gerula (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Spectamen |
| Species: | S. gerula |
| Binomial name | |
| Spectamen gerula | |
| Synonyms | |
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Solariella (Solariella) gerula Herbert, 1987 | |
Spectamen gerula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]
Description
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The size of the shell attains 8 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal to the Eastern Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.
References
[edit]- ↑ Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ WoRMS (2012). Spectamen gerula. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567672 on 2012-12-03
- Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382
External links
[edit]- World Register of Marine Species
- Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98