Macromphalina worsfoldi

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Macromphalina worsfoldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Macromphalina
Species:
M. worsfoldi
Binomial name
Macromphalina worsfoldi
Rolan & Rubio, 1998[1]

Macromphalina worsfoldi is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[2]

Description and Distribution[edit]

The Macromphalina worsfoldi shell size is at most 1.7 mm wide. It is found in the Bahamas.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rolán E. & Rubio F. (1998). The genera Megalomphalus and Macromphalina (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Vanikoridae) in the Caribbean area, with the description of thirteen new species. Iberus 16(1): 21-72.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ Macromphalina worsfoldi Rolan & Rubio, 1998. WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina worsfoldi Rolan & Rubio, 1998. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458271 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. ^ "Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology".