Lirularia optabilis
| Lirularia optabilis | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Drawing of a shell of Lirularia optabilis | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda | 
| Order: | Trochida | 
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea | 
| Family: | Trochidae | 
| Genus: | Lirularia | 
| Species: | L. optabilis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Lirularia optabilis (Carpenter, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Margarita (Lirularia) magna T. Oldroyd, 1920 | |
Lirularia optabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
This extinct marine species is only known from Pleistocene assemblages of Southern California.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia optabilis (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528719 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species