Rostellariella martinii

Rostellariella martinii
A shell of Rostellariella martinii.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Rostellariidae
Species: R. martinii
Binomial name
Rostellariella martinii
(Marrat, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Gladius martinii Marrat, 1877 (original combination)
  • Tibia martinii (Marrat, 1877)

Rostellariella martinii, common name the Martini's tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae, the true conchs.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 200 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs between Taiwan and Borneo.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Rostellariella martinii (Marrat, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532193 on 2016-01-30
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