Lovellona biconus
Lovellona biconus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Lovellona biconus (paratype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Lovellona |
| Species: | L. biconus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lovellona biconus Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009 | |
Description
The shell size varies between 8 mm and 11 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.
References
- WoRMS (2009). Lovellona biconus Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434301 on 2018-02-08
- Chino M. & Stahlschmidt P. (2009) New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Conidae: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya 2(4): 63–82.
External links
- "Lovellona biconus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- MNHN, Paris: Lovellona biconus (paratype)
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