Thatcheria janae

Thatcheria janae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Thatcheria janae
Shell of Thatcheria janae (paratype at the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Thatcheria
Species:
T. janae
Binomial name
Thatcheria janae
Lorenz & Stahlschmidt, 2019

Description

The length of the shell attains 67 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Thatcheria janae Lorenz & Stahlschmidt, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1380227 on 2020-04-06
  • Lorenz F. & Stahlschmidt P. (2019). An overlooked second species of Thatcheria from Western Australia (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae). Conchylia. 50(1-4): 55–62.


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