Spectamen franciscanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2][3]
| Spectamen franciscanum | |
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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: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Spectamen |
| Species: | S. franciscanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Spectamen franciscanum (Barnard, 1963)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description edit
The size of the shell attains 14 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Transkei, Rep. South Africa
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Spectamen franciscanum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567670 on 2012-12-03
- ^ Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214.
- ^ Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Solariella (Solariella) franciscanum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.