''Photinula virginalis'' 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 ...
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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 Calliostomatidae within the superfamily
Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Photinula virginalis'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=864794 on 2018-12-28][Rochebrune A.-T. de & Mabille J. (1885). Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux, recueillis par les membres de la mission du Cap Horn et M. Lebrun, Préparateur au Muséum, chargé d’une mission à Santa-Cruz de Patagonie. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. ser. 7, 9(3): 100-111.]
Description
The length of the shell attains 17.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Patagonia.
References
External links
Rochebrune A.T. de & Mabille J. (1889). Mollusques. in: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Tome 6 (Zoologie 2, part 8). Paris, Gauthiers-Villars. H.1-H.129, pls. 1-8.
Calliostomatidae
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