Protolira thorvaldssoni
Appearance
Protolira thorvaldssoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Protolira |
Species: | P. thorvaldssoni
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Binomial name | |
Protolira thorvaldssoni Warén, 1996
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Synonyms[1] | |
Protolira thorvaldsoni (Warén, 1996) |
Protolira thorvaldssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The shell attains a diameter of 2.5 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off southwestern Iceland found on decaying whalebone at a depth of a few hundred metres.
References
- ^ a b Protolira thorvaldssoni Warén, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
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