Protolira thorvaldssoni
| Protolira thorvaldssoni | |
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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: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Protolira |
| Species: | P. thorvaldssoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Protolira thorvaldssoni Warén, 1996
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Protolira thorvaldsoni (Warén, 1996) | |
Protolira thorvaldssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell attains a diameter of 2.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off southwestern Iceland found on decaying whalebone at a depth of a few hundred metres.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Protolira thorvaldssoni Warén, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.