Vanikoro cuvieriana

Vanikoro cuvieriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Vanikoro cuvieriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Vanikoro
Species:
V. cuvieriana
Binomial name
Vanikoro cuvieriana
(Recluz, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Sigaretus cuvierianus Recluz, 1844 (basionym)
  • Vanikoro rosea Recluz, 1845

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 2.5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and in the Central Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208537 on 14 April 2011 .
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Kabat A.R., Finet Y. & Way K. (1997) Catalogue of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) described by C.A. Récluz, including the location of the type specimens. Apex 12(1): 15-26
  • "Vanikoro cuvieriana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.