Rotaliotina springsteeni

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Rotaliotina springsteeni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Rotaliotina
Species:
R. springsteeni
Binomial name
Rotaliotina springsteeni
McLean, 1988 [1]
Synonyms

Pseudoliotina springsteeniJ. H. McLean, 1988 ·

Rotaliotina springsteeni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae. [2]

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Description

The diameter of the nearly planispiral shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The shell contains 3½ whorls with blunt double spines.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Thailand.

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References

  1. McLean, J. H. 1988. Two New Species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger 30(4): 408-411.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina springsteeni (McLean, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633244 on 2023-01-30