Dolichupis janae

Dolichupis janae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[2]

Dolichupis janae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Velutinoidea
Family:
Triviidae
Subfamily:
Triviinae
Genus:
Dolichupis
Species:
D. janae
Binomial name
Dolichupis janae
(Lorenz, 2001)[1]
Synonyms

Pusula janae Lorenz, 2001 (basionym)

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Sri Lanka

References
  1. Lorenz (2001). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 18 :21-26. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. Dolichupis janae (Lorenz, 2001). WoRMS (2010). Dolichupis janae (Lorenz, 2001). 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=549911 on 13 December 2010 .
  • Fehse D. & Grego J. (2010) Contributions to the knowledge of the Triviidae XV. News on the genus Dolichupis Iredale, 1930 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Visaya 2(6): 4-20 page(s): 16
  • "Pusula janae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.


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