Megalomphalus petitianus

Megalomphalus petitianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Vanikoridae
Genus:	Megalomphalus
Species:	M. petitianus
Binomial name
	Megalomphalus petitianus; (Tiberi, 1869)
Synonyms
	Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1869 (basionym)

Last updated August 26, 2025

Megalomphalus petitianus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.^[1]

References

1 2 Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869) . Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141892 on 10 April 2012 .

Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869) . Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141892 on 10 April 2012 .

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