Minolops gertruda
| Minolops gertruda | |
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Scientific classification  (disputed) | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Minolops |
| Species: | M. gertruda
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| Binomial name | |
| Minolops gertruda (Iredale, 1936)
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| Synonyms | |
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Minolia gertruda Iredale, 1936 | |
Minolops gertruda, common name the coral red top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell attains 9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- 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