Vanikoro ligata

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Vanikoro ligata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Vanikoro
Species:
V. ligata
Binomial name
Vanikoro ligata
(Récluz, 1843)
Synonyms

Vanikoro deshayesiana(Récluz, 1844)

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.

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References

  1. Vanikoro ligata (Recluz, 1843) . WoRMS (2009). Vanikoro ligata (Recluz, 1843). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208533 on 31 July 2012 .