Lovellona grandis
Lovellona grandis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
Lovellona grandis | |
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Shell of Lovellona grandis (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mitromorphidae |
Genus: | Lovellona |
Species: | L. grandis |
Binomial name | |
Lovellona grandis Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009 | |
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.[1]
References
- WoRMS (2009). Lovellona grandis Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434304 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 grandis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- MNHN, Paris: Lovellona grandis (paratype)
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