Lirularia parcipicta
| Lirularia parcipicta | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Lirularia parcipicta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Lirularia |
| Species: | L. parcipicta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lirularia parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864)
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Lirularia parcipicta, commonly known as the few-spot lirularia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Mexico.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528720 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
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species