Lirularia pygmaea explained

Lirularia pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

• Yokoyama, M., 1922a: Fossils from the upper Musashino of Kazusa and Shimosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, vol. 44, art. 1, pp. 1–200 + i–viii, pls. 1–17
• 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.

External links

• GenBank (8 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Lirularia pygmaea (Yokoyama, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607181 on 2012-11-23