Minolops corallina
Minolops corallina, common name the coral red top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
| Minolops corallina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Minolops |
| Species: | M. corallina |
| Binomial name | |
| Minolops corallina (Cotton & Godfrey, 1935) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gibbula corallina Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.
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References
- Marshall, B. (2013). Minolops corallina Cotton & Godfrey, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720348 on 2013-12-01
- Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1935. South Australian Shells. Part 15. South Australian Naturalist 16(3): 34-41
- Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
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