Leptocollonia thielei
| Leptocollonia thielei | |
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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: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Colloniinae |
| Genus: | Leptocollonia |
| Species: | L. thielei
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptocollonia thielei A. W. B. Powell, 1951
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Leptocollonia thielei is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]
Description
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The colorless shell grows to a height of 7 mm. It has a thin shell. It has a depressed-turbinate shape.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Leptocollonia thielei. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532963 on 2013-02-10
- ^ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links
[edit]- Antarctic Invertebrates
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species