Thala maldivensis
Appearance
Thala maldivensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Thala |
Species: | T. maldivensis
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Binomial name | |
Thala maldivensis Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007[1]
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Thala maldivensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It resides in the family Costellariidae, otherwise referred to as the ribbed miters.[2]
Description
[edit]This sea snail can be easily visually mistaken for Vexillum fraudator, due to their visual similarity.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs exclusively from the Maldives.
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5: 1–48. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Thala maldivensis Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.