Protolira valvatoides

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Protolira valvatoides
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Shell of Protolira valvatoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Protolira
Species:
P. valvatoides
Binomial name
Protolira valvatoides
Warén & Bouchet, 1993

Protolira valvatoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. [1]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This species is found along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. [2]

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References

  1. Protolira valvatoides Warén & Bouchet, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 21 April 2010.
  2. "Protolira valvatoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.