Rostellariella lorenzi

Rostellariella lorenzi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2]

Rostellariella lorenzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
Family:
Rostellariidae
Genus:
Rostellariella
Species:
R. lorenzi
Binomial name
Rostellariella lorenzi
Morrison, 2005[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 85 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Arafura Sea, Indonesia

References
  1. Morrison (2005). Visaya 1 (4) : 15-23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. Rostellariella lorenzi Morrison, 2005. WoRMS (2010). Rostellariella lorenzi Morrison, 2005. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457934 on 27 June 2010 .
  • Morrison H.M. (2005) Description of Rostellariella lorenzi spec. nov. from the Arafura Sea area of Eastern Indonesia (Gastropoda: Stromboidea: Rostellariidae). Visaya 1(4): 15-23. [April 2005]
  • "Rostellariella lorenzi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.


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