Ilanga whitechurchi

Ilanga whitechurchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2]

Ilanga whitechurchi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Ilanga
Species:
I. whitechurchi
Binomial name
Ilanga whitechurchi
(Turton, 1932)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gibbula whitechurchi Turton, 1932

Description

The size of the shell attains 7.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

References

  1. WoRMS (2012). Ilanga whitechurchi (Turton, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567662 on 2012-12-03
  2. Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.


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