Murchisonella anabathron

Murchisonella anabathron, common name the platform pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Murchisonella anabathron
Shell of Murchisonella anabathron (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Murchisonellidae
Genus: Murchisonella
Species:
M. anabathron
Binomial name
Murchisonella anabathron
(Hedley, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eulimella anabathron Hedley, 1906 (basionym)
  • Koloonella anabathron (Hedley, 1906)

Distribution

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This species occurs off Eastern Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania; also off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Hedley, C. (1906). Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part IX. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 30, p.524, pl. 33, figs 39, 40
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2015). Murchisonella anabathron (Hedley, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720493 on 2015-04-14
  • May, W.L. (1923). An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells. Hobart : Government Printer. 100 pp
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
  • Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2013) Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica 11: 15–64.
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