Lirularia pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)

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

Description

The shell grows to a height of 4 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  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