Spirostyliferina lizardensis

Spirostyliferina lizardensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Litiopidae
Genus: Spirostyliferina
Bandel, 2006[1]
Species: S. lizardensis
Binomial name
Spirostyliferina lizardensis
Bandel, 2006[1]

Spirostyliferina lizardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.[2]

Spirostyliferina lizardensis is the only species in the genus Spirostyliferina.[1]

The specific name lizardensis is according to the Lizard Island, its type locality.[1]

Distribution

Distribution of Spirostyliferina lizardensis includes Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[1]

Description

The height of the shell is about 0.9 mm (0.035 in).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". Freiberger Forschungshefte C 511: 59-138. PDF.
  2. Spirostyliferina lizardensis Bandel, 2006.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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