Austroliotia densilineata

Austroliotia densilineata, common name the close-lined austroliotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1] This species is endemic to Australia.

Austroliotia densilineata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Austroliotia
Species:
A. densilineata
Binomial name
Austroliotia densilineata
(Tate, 1899)
Synonyms

Liotia densilineata Tate, R. 1899 (original combination)

Description

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The height of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution

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The genus Austroliotia belongs to the family Camaenidae, which is known for its diverse range of land snails, distributed primarily across Australia. This marine species occurs off Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.

References

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  • Tate, R. 1899. A revision of the Australian Cyclostrematidae and Liotiidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 23(2): 213–229
  • Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 p
  • Jenkins, B.W. 1984. Southern Australian Liotiidae. Australian Shell News 47: 3–5
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
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