Liotia cancellata

Liotia cancellata
Drawing of a shell of Liotia cancellata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Liotiidae
Subfamily:	Liotiinae
Genus:	Liotia
Species:	L. cancellata
Binomial name
Liotia cancellata (Gray J.E., 1828)
Synonyms
Delphinula cancellataGray, 1828 Delphinula cobijensisReeve, 1843

Liotia cancellata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. ^[1]

Description

The shell size ranges from 2.5 mm to 4 mm. It is thick, solid and turbinate in shape, with a relatively elevated spire . The convex whorls are regularly latticed with equidistant spiral and longitudinal ribs. The moderately sizedumbilicus is defined by a spiral rib. The outer lip is simple. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

This species is seen in the Pacific Ocean off Northern Chile and Peru.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Liotia cancellata (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738517 on 2013-09-08
2. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
3. West American species of the genus Liotia; Transactions of The San Diego Society For Natural History vol. 7 (1934)

External links

• World Register of Marine Species
• "Liotia cancellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.