Protoelongata loyaltyensis explained

Protoelongata loyaltyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Lifou, Loyalty Islands.

External links

• Hervier, J. "Descriptions d'especes nouvelles de mollusques, provenant de l'Archipel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie (suite)." Journ. de Conchyl. 46 (1897): 3a.
• WMSDB: image

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Protoelongata loyaltyensis (Hervier, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957091 on 2018-12-31
2. Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.