Lirularia pygmaea
| Lirularia pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Lirularia |
| Species: | L. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lirularia pygmaea (Yokoyama, 1922)
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| Synonyms | |
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Leptothyra pygmaea Yokoyama, 1922 (original combination) | |
Lirularia pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The shell grows to a height of 4 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References[edit]
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Lirularia pygmaea (Yokoyama, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607181 on 2012-11-23
- Yokoyama, M., 1922a: Fossils from the upper Musashino of Kazusa and Shimosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, vol. 44, art. 1, pp. 1–200 + i–viii, pls. 1–17
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
External links[edit]
- To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Lirularia pygmaea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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