Biology:Thyca astericola
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Thyca astericola | |
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Drawing of a shell of Thyca astericola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Eulimidae |
Genus: | Thyca |
Species: | T. astericola
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Binomial name | |
Thyca astericola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Thyca astericola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Thyca.[1]
Description
The white shell attains a height of 6 mm. It is high-conical and sculptured with fine close-set radiating riblets. The margin is crenulated.[2]
Distribution
The type species was found in the Sulu Sea, north of Borneo, on the tubercle of a starfish.
References
- ↑ (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536080 on 2013-02-13.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1886) Manual of Conchology v; VIII
- Warén A. (1980). Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9: 187-210
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7799580 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyca astericola.
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