Infundibulum tomlini

Infundibulum tomlini
Basal view of a shell of Infundibulum tomlini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Infundibulum
Species: I. tomlini
Binomial name
Infundibulum tomlini
(Fulton, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Polydonta (Infundibulum) concava Melvill & Standen 1895
  • Trochus (Infundibulum) tomlini Fulton, 1930 (original description)
  • Trochus maculatus Marshall, 1979
  • Trochus tomlini Kaicher, 1979

Infundibulum tomlini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The width of the shell attains 36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Samoa, the Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Infundibulum tomlini (Fulton, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512961 on 2012-11-23
  2. ↑ Marshall B. A. (2000). "Systematics of the genus Infundibulum Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae)". The Nautilus 114(4): 149-154..
External identifiers for Infundibulum tomlini
Encyclopedia of Life 17865812
WoRMS 512961


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