Pseudotalopia fernandrikae

Pseudotalopia fernandrikae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Pseudotalopia fernandrikae
Shell of Pseudotalopia fernandrikae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Pseudotalopia
Species:
P. fernandrikae
Binomial name
Pseudotalopia fernandrikae
Vilvens, 2005[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
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  • "Pseudotalopia fernandrikae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Vilvens, C. (2005). Description of Pseudotalopia fernandrikae n. sp. (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the Philippines. Venus. 63 (3-4): 95-100