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Lirularia bicostata

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Lirularia bicostata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species:
L. bicostata
Binomial name
Lirularia bicostata
(J. H. McLean, 1964)

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

Description

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The height of this small species attains 2.4 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, México

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia bicostata (J. H. McLean, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528716 on 2012-11-23
  2. ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
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