Omphalotropis costulata

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Omphalotropis costulata
Omphalotropis costulata shell.png
Drawing by Arnould Locard of an apertural view of the shell of Omphalotropis costulata from its type description (Mousson 1870).[1]
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Assimineidae
Genus:
Omphalotropis
Species:
O. costulata
Binomial name
Omphalotropis costulata
(Mousson, 1870)[1]
Synonyms

Realia cotulata Mousson, 1870[1]

Omphalotropis costulata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae.

Distribution[]

The distribution of Omphalotropis costulata includes Fiji.

The type locality is Vanua Balavu.[1]

See also[]

Omphalotropis costulata Emberton & Pearce, 1999 is a junior homonym for yet (2012) unnamed species Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d (in French) Mousson A. (1870) "Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des iles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. ". 18(1870):109-135, part 2: 179-232, Plate VII, figure 10.
  2. ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 June 2012.


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