Liotina tantilla is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[2]
| Liotina tantilla | |
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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: | Liotiidae |
| Genus: | Liotina |
| Species: | L. tantilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Liotina tantilla | |
| Synonyms | |
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Liotina (Liotinaria) tantilla (A. Adams, 1863) | |
Description edit
The small, thick, white shell has a discoid shape and is deeply umbilicate. It contains 3½ convex whorls with concentric, grooved furrows. The last whorls has a rounded shape at the periphery. The umbilicus is of a moderate size. The aperture is circular.[1]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References edit
- ^ a b A. Adams (1863), On the Liotinae of Japan, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1863. p. 72
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Liotina tantilla A. Adams, 1863. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737880 on 2013-08-29
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
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