Rotaliotina springsteeni explained

Rotaliotina springsteeni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.^[1]

Description

The diameter of the nearly planispiral shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The shell contains 3½ whorls with blunt double spines.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Thailand.

References

• Huang, Shih-I. (2023). Nomenclatural notes on fossil liotiid taxa and description of Cyclostrema filipino n. sp. from the Philippines (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Liotiidae). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 46: 24-46.

External links

• McLean, J. H. (1988). Two new species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger. 30(4): 408-411
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina springsteeni (McLean, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633244 on 2023-01-30