Dolichupis janae

Dolichupis janae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Triviidae
Genus:	Dolichupis
Species:	D. janae
Binomial name
Dolichupis janae (Lorenz, 2001) [1]
Synonyms
Pusula janae Lorenz, 2001 (basionym)

Dolichupis janae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka

References

1. Lorenz (2001). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 18 :21-26. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
2. Dolichupis janae (Lorenz, 2001) . WoRMS (2010). Dolichupis janae (Lorenz, 2001). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549911 on 13 December 2010 .

• Fehse D. (2002) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) V. Kritische Beurteilung der Genera und Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Semitrivia Cossmann, 1903. Acta Conchyliorum 6: 3-48.
• Fehse D. & Grego J. (2010) Contributions to the knowledge of the Triviidae XV. News on the genus Dolichupis Iredale, 1930 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Visaya 2(6): 4-20 page(s): 16

External links

• "Pusula janae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

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