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Thala maldivensis

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Species of gastropod

Thala maldivensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Thala
Species: T. maldivensis
Binomial name
Thala maldivensis
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007

Thala maldivensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It resides in the family Costellariidae, otherwise referred to as the ribbed miters.

Description

This sea snail can be easily visually mistaken for Vexillum fraudator, due to their visual similarity.

Distribution

This marine species occurs exclusively from the Maldives.

References

  1. Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5: 1–48. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Thala maldivensis Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Thala maldivensis


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