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Austroliotia densilineata

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Species of gastropod

Austroliotia densilineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Austroliotia
Species: A. densilineata
Binomial name
Austroliotia densilineata
(Tate, 1899)
Synonyms

Liotia densilineata Tate, R. 1899 (original combination)

Austroliotia densilineata, common name the close-lined austroliotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2013)

Distribution

The genus Austroliotia belongs to the family Camaenidae, which is known for its diverse range of land snails, distributed primarily across Australia. This marine species occurs off Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.

References

  1. Austroliotia densilineata (Tate, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 August 2013.
  • Tate, R. 1899. A revision of the Australian Cyclostrematidae and Liotiidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 23(2): 213–229
  • Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 p
  • Jenkins, B.W. 1984. Southern Australian Liotiidae. Australian Shell News 47: 3–5
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.

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Taxon identifiers
Austroliotia densilineata


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