''Wanganella porcellana'', common name the porcellain false top shell, 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
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, unassigned in the
superfamily
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Seguenzioidea.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Wanganella porcellana'' (Tate & May, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598123 on 27 March 2013]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Queensland,
Southwest Australia
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The region is also known as the Southwest Aus ...
and
Tasmania
References
External links
World Register of Marine Species*
Ponder W. F. (1985) A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
porcellana
''Porcellana'' is a genus of Decapoda, decapod crustaceans in the widespread family (biology), family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* ''Por ...
Gastropods described in 1900
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