Kilburnia scholvieni

Kilburnia scholvieni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Kilburnia scholvieni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Kilburnia
Species:
K. scholvieni
Binomial name
Kilburnia scholvieni
(Strebel, 1911)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca) scholvieni Strebel, 1912 (basionym)
  • Fasciolaria scholvieni Strebel, 1911
  • Pleuroploca scholvieni (Strebel, 1912)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Kilburnia scholvieni (Strebel, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607895 on 2012-08-25
  • Kilburn, R.N. (1974) Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, 187–220.
  • Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [

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