Biology:Fluxinella stellaris

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Fluxinella stellaris
Fluxinella stellaris (MNHN-IM-2000-21485).jpeg
Shell of Fluxinella stellaris (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenziidae
Genus: Fluxinella
Species:
F. stellaris
Binomial name
Fluxinella stellaris
Bozzetti, 2008[1]

Fluxinella stellaris is a species of sea snail and marine gastropod mollusk. It belongs to the family Seguenziidae and is classified as a species.

The taxonomic tree for Fluxinella stellaris is as follows: [2]

  • Domain: Animalia
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Gastropoda
  • Class: Gastropoda
  • Order: Seguenziida
  • Family: Seguenziidae

Fluxinella stellaris was first described in 2008 by Bozzetti and is originally from the southern Madagascar. [3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar .

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5463043 entry