Monilea patricia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Monilea |
Species: | M. patricia
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Binomial name | |
Monilea patricia (
Philippi, 1851)
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Synonyms | |
Monilea kalisoma A. Adams, 1853 (?) |
Monilea patricia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]
The height of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 20 mm. It is a rather solid, umbilical shell. Its basic color is tan with sole lighter and darker spots on the spiral cords. The inner lip is slightly recurved toward the umbilicus. [2]
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and is the only Monilea species off the American continent.
Monilea patricia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Monilea |
Species: | M. patricia
|
Binomial name | |
Monilea patricia (
Philippi, 1851)
| |
Synonyms | |
Monilea kalisoma A. Adams, 1853 (?) |
Monilea patricia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]
The height of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 20 mm. It is a rather solid, umbilical shell. Its basic color is tan with sole lighter and darker spots on the spiral cords. The inner lip is slightly recurved toward the umbilicus. [2]
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and is the only Monilea species off the American continent.