Lirularia monodi
| Lirularia monodi | |
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| Shell of Lirularia monodi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda | 
| Order: | Trochida | 
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea | 
| Family: | Trochidae | 
| Genus: | Lirularia | 
| Species: | L. monodi | 
| Binomial name | |
| Lirularia monodi (Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Solariella monodi Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946 | |
Lirularia monodi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
The new combination herein has been created, for consistency with the other entries for similar West African species.
Description
The height of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal and Guinea Bissau.
References
- ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Lirularia monodi (Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761045 on 2014-07-11
- Fischer-Piette E. & Nicklès M. 1946. Mollusques nouveaux ou peu connus des côtes de l´Afrique occidentale. Journal de Conchyliologie 87 (2): 45-82, 1 pl page(s): 48-50
- M. Nicklès (1950), Mollusques testacés marins de la côte occidentale d'Afrique, ed. Paul Lechevalier 269 p.