''Minolops gertruda'', common name the coral red top shell, is a
species
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of
sea snail
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, a
marine
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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
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in the
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Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2013). Minolops gertruda (Iredale, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744762 on 2013-12-01]
Description
The size of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off
New South Wales
)
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, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
References
* Iredale, T. 1936. ''Australian molluscan notes. No. 2''. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24
* Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). ''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales.'' Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
* Wilson, B. (1993). ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1�408
External links
Gastropods of Australia
gertruda
Gertrude-Olisava (c. 1025 – 4 January 1108), princess of Poland, was the daughter of King Mieszko II of Poland and Queen Richeza of Lotharingia, and the great-granddaughter of German Emperor Otto II.
Early life
The exact time and place of Ger ...
Gastropods described in 1936
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