Spiromoelleria quadrae
Spiromoelleria quadrae is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]
| Spiromoelleria quadrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Moelleriinae |
| Genus: | Spiromoelleria |
| Species: | S. quadrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiromoelleria quadrae (Dall, 1897) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a height of 2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Northern Pacific.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Spiromoelleria quadrae (Dall, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528087 on 2013-02-10
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
- Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl: page(s): 61
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
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