Lirularia pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Lirularia pygmaea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species:
L. pygmaea
Binomial name
Lirularia pygmaea
(Yokoyama, 1922)
Synonyms

Leptothyra pygmaea Yokoyama, 1922 (original combination)

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Lirularia pygmaea (Yokoyama, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607181 on 2012-11-23
  • Yokoyama, M., 1922a: Fossils from the upper Musashino of Kazusa and Shimosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, vol. 44, art. 1, pp. 1–200 + i–viii, pls. 1–17
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
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  • GenBank (8 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Lirularia pygmaea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.