Kaiparathina vaubani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.[1]

Kaiparathina vaubani
Shell of Kaiparathina vaubani (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Kaiparathina
Species:
K. vaubani
Binomial name
Kaiparathina vaubani
Marshall, 1993

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Kaiparathina vaubani Marshall, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594176 on 2012-09-01
  • Marshall B.A. (1993) A review of the genus Kaiparathina Laws, 1941 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea). The Veliger 36: 185-198
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