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Spectamen flavum

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Spectamen flavum
Shell of Spectamen flavum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen
Species:
S. flavum
Binomial name
Spectamen flavum
Herbert, 1987[1]
Synonyms

Solariella (Solariella) flavum Herbert, D.G., 1987

Spectamen flavum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]

Description

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The size of this shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal to Southwest Transkei, Rep. South Africa

References

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  • Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382
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