Monodonta gibbula

Monodonta gibbula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Monodonta gibbula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Monodonta
Species:
M. gibbula
Binomial name
Monodonta gibbula
Thiele, 1925

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Current, South Africa.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Monodonta gibbula Thiele, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546924 on 2012-11-23
  2. Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483.


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