Megalomphalus petitianus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]
| Megalomphalus petitianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vanikoridae |
| Genus: | Megalomphalus |
| Species: | M. petitianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1869 (basionym) | |
Description
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Distribution
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References
edit- ^ a b Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869). Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141892 on 10 April 2012 .
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213