Pseudoliotina discoidea

Pseudoliotina discoidea , common name the discoid delphinula, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Pseudoliotina discoidea
Drawing of a shell of Pseudoliotina discoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Pseudoliotina
Species:
P. discoidea
Binomial name
Pseudoliotina discoidea
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Delphinula discoidea Reeve, 1843
  • Liotia discoidea Reeve, 1843

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The shell has a discoidal shape, with a flattened spire. The periphery shows two prominent ribs, connected by lattices which a subspinously project. The surface contains clathrate ridges, the interstices of which are finely striated.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland) and Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.

References

  • Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Delphinula. pls 1-5 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
  • Jenkins, B.W. 1984. Northern Australian Liotiidae. Australian Shell News 48: 8-9
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pseudoliotina discoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Australian Faunal Directory: Pseudoliotina discoidea
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