| Lirularia optabilis | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Lirularia optabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Lirularia |
| Species: | L. optabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lirularia optabilis (Carpenter, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Margarita (Lirularia) magna T. Oldroyd, 1920 | |
Lirularia optabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
This extinct marine species is only known from Pleistocene assemblages of Southern California.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia optabilis (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528719 on 2012-11-23
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species
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| Lirularia optabilis | |
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