Monilea gloriola

Monilea gloriola, common name the fawn top shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Monilea gloriola
Shell of Monilea gloriola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Monilea
Species:
M. gloriola
Binomial name
Monilea gloriola
(Iredale, 1929)
Synonyms

Talopena gloriola Iredale, 1929

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southeast Australia.

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2014). Monilea gloriola (Iredale, 1929). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719250 on 2014-07-13
  • "Monilea gloriola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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