Lunella viridicallus explained

Lunella viridicallus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

• Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. (2000). Checklist of Red Sea Mollusca . Spirula. 47 Supplement : 1-46

External links

• World Register of Marine Species
• Jousseaume, F. (1898). Description de coquilles nouvelles. Le Naturaliste. ser. 2, 12(280): 251

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Lunella viridicallus (Jousseaume, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581915 on 2012-09-01
2. Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamily Turbinidae, Genus Turbo. Errata, corrections and new information on the genera Lunella, Modelia and Turbo (vol. I). In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 69-72, pls 96-103.