Omphalotropis costulata
Appearance
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Drawing by Arnould Locard of an apertural view of the shell of Omphalotropis costulata from its type description (Mousson 1870).[1] | |
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Species: | O. costulata
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Realia cotulata Mousson, 1870[1] |
Omphalotropis costulata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Omphalotropis costulata includes Fiji.
The type locality is Vanua Balavu.[1]
See also
Omphalotropis costulata Emberton & Pearce, 1999 is a junior homonym for yet (2012) unnamed species Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2.
References
- ^ a b c d (in French) Mousson A. (1870) "Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des iles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. Édouard Graeffe". Journal de conchyliologie 18(1870):109-135, part 2: 179-232, Plate VII, figure 10.
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 June 2012.