Austropusilla simoniana
Austropusilla simoniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Austropusilla simoniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Austropusilla |
| Species: | A. simoniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropusilla simoniana Kilburn, 1974 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the Cape Province.
References
- MolluscaBase (2019). Austropusilla simoniana Kilburn, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433091 on 2019-02-14
- Kilburn R.N. (1974). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 22: 187-220
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Austropusilla simoniana
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