Lirularia parcipicta

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Lirularia parcipicta
Drawing of a shell of Lirularia parcipicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species:
L. parcipicta
Binomial name
Lirularia parcipicta
(Carpenter, 1864)

Lirularia parcipicta, common name the few-spot lirularia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description[edit]

The shell grows to a height of 6 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Mexico.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528720 on 2012-11-23
  2. ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26

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