Biology:Vanikoro cuvieriana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Vanikoro cuvieriana
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.179698 - Vanikoro cuvieriana (Récluz, 1844) - Vanikoridae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7914906 entry