Rotaliotina discoidea

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Rotaliotina discoidea
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Drawing of a shell of Rotaliotina discoidea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Rotaliotina
Species:
R. discoidea
Binomial name
Rotaliotina discoidea
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Delphinula discoideaReeve, 1843
  • Liotia discoideaReeve, 1843
  • Pseudoliotina discoidea(Reeve, 1843)

Rotaliotina discoidea , common name the discoid delphinula, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The shell has a discoidal shape, with a flattened spire. The periphery shows two prominent ribs, connected by lattices which a subspinously project. The surface contains clathrate ridges, the interstices of which are finely striated. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland) and Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina discoidea (Reeve, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633240 on 2023-01-30
  2. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia