Ilanga illustris

Ilanga illustris is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Ilanga illustris
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Ilanga illustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Ilanga
Species:
I. illustris
Binomial name
Ilanga illustris
(Sturany, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Solariella illustris Sturany, 1904 (original description)

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.4 mm, its diameter 9.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea at depths between 212 m and 700 m.

References
  1. Sturany B., 1904: Expeditionen S.M. Schiff "Pola" in das Rothe Meer, nördliche und südliche hälfte, 1895/96-1897/98. Zoologische ergebnisse. XXIII. Gastropoden des Rothes Meeres; Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien v.74 209-283, 7pls.
  • Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. (2000). Checklist of Red Sea Mollusca. Spirula. 47 Supplement : 1-46


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