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Eulima tenisoni

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Eulima tenisoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulima
Species:
E. tenisoni
Binomial name
Eulima tenisoni
Tryon, 1886
Synonyms
  • Apicalia micans Tenison Woods, 1875
  • Eulima micans Tenison Woods, 1875
  • Melanella tenisoni (Tryon, 1886)

Eulima tenisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulima.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Tenison Woods, 1875. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565958 on 2013-02-12.
  • Tryon, G.W. 1886. Manual of Conchology. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1 8: 1-461, 79 pls
  • Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
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