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Lorabela plicatula

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Lorabela plicatula
Original image of a shell of Lorabela plicatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Lorabela
Species:
L. plicatula
Binomial name
Lorabela plicatula
(Thiele, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela plicatula Thiele, 1912 (original combination)
  • Oenopota plicatula (Thiele, 1912)

Lorabela plicatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Ross Sea and Weddell Sea, Antarctica

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Lorabela plicatula (Thiele, 1912). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197250 on 2017-08-06
  2. ^ "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods - Lorabela plicatula". Conchology.
  • Thiele, Johannes. "Die antarktischen schnecken und muscheln." Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition (1901–1903) 13 (1912): 183-286.
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