Spectamen multistriatum

Spectamen multistriatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2][3]

Spectamen multistriatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen
Species:
S. multistriatum
Binomial name
Spectamen multistriatum
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solariella multistriata Thiele, 1925
  • Solariella (Solariella) multistriata (Thiele, J., 1925)

Description

The size of the shell attains 8.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei to Western Cape Province, Rep. South Africa

References

  1. WoRMS (2012). Spectamen multistriatum (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567674 on 2012-12-03
  2. Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.
  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)


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