Spectamen pardalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]

Spectamen pardalis
Shell of Spectamen pardalis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen
Species:
S. pardalis
Binomial name
Spectamen pardalis
Herbert, 1987[1]
Synonyms
  • Minolia pardalis Herbert, 1987
  • Solariella (Solariella) pardalis Herbert, 1987

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal to Southwest Transkei, Rep. South Africa

References

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  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Solariella (Solariella) pardalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98.