Liotipoma mutabilis
Liotipoma mutabilis is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.[2]
Liotipoma mutabilis | |
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Shell of Liotipoma mutabilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
Family: | Colloniidae |
Subfamily: | Liotipomatinae |
Genus: | Liotipoma |
Species: | L. mutabilis |
Binomial name | |
Liotipoma mutabilis McLean, 2012[1] | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 5.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands.
References
- McLean J.H. (2012) New species and genera of colloniids from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with the definition of a new subfamily Liotipomatinae n. subfam. (Turbinoidea, Colloniidae). Zoosystema 34(2): 343-376. (29 June 2012). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Liotipoma mutabilis McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605463 on 2013-02-10
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Liotipoma mutabilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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