Megalomphalus petitianus

Megalomphalus petitianus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Megalomphalus petitianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Vanikoridae
Genus:
Megalomphalus
Species:
M. petitianus
Binomial name
Megalomphalus petitianus
(Tiberi, 1869)
Synonyms[1]

Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1869 (basionym)

References
  1. Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869). Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141892 on 10 April 2012 .
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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