Archiminolia katoi explained

Archiminolia katoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

• Museum of New Zealand: Archiminolia katoi
• Habe, T (1964), Shells of the Western Pacific in Colour, Vol.II, 233pp., 66pls., Hoikusha Publishing Company, Osaka
• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
• Vilvens, C.; Williams, S. T. (2016). New genus and new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 208: 267-289

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archiminolia katoi (Kuroda & Habe, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887831 on 2019-11-04