Lovellona biconus

Lovellona biconus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Lovellona biconus
Apertural view of a shell of Lovellona biconus (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Lovellona
Species:
L. biconus
Binomial name
Lovellona biconus
Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 11 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Lovellona biconus Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434301 on 2018-02-08
  • Chino M. & Stahlschmidt P. (2009) New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Conidae: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya 2(4): 63–82.
  • "Lovellona biconus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris: Lovellona biconus (paratype)


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