Munditiella ammonoceras

Munditiella ammonoceras is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae,.[1]

Munditiella ammonoceras
Apertural view of a shell of Munditiella ammonoceras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Munditiella
Species:
M. ammonoceras
Binomial name
Munditiella ammonoceras
(A. Adams, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclostrema ammonoceras A. Adams, 1863

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Munditiella ammonoceras (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607186 on 2012-09-01
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
  • To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Munditiella ammonoceras". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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