Lunella moniliformis

Lunella moniliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Turbinidae
Genus:Lunella
Species: L. moniliformis
Binomial name
Lunella moniliformis
Röding, 1798
Synonyms[1]
  • Turbo (Lunella) moniliformis (Röding, 1798)
  • Turbo moniliformis (Röding, 1798)

Lunella moniliformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]

This species is sometimes considered a synonym of Lunella granulata Gmelin, J.F., 1791

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vietnam.

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Lunella)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Lunella moniliformis Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579272 on 2014-08-29
  2. ↑ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamily Turbinidae, Genus Turbo. Errata, corrections and new information on the genera Lunella, Modelia and Turbo (vol. I). In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 69-72, pls 96-103.
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