''Ethminolia impressa'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Trochidae, the top snails.
[WoRMS (2012). ''Ethminolia impressa'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567717 on 2012-11-23][Herbert D.G. (1992). Revision of the Umboniinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 33(2):379-459.]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
New Caledonia
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References
* Payri & Richer de Forges (2007), ''Compendium of Marine Species of New Caledonia''; Document Scientifiques et Techniques II 7 volume special
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
impressa
Gastropods described in 1869
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