Rotaliotina springsteeni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[2]
| Rotaliotina springsteeni | |
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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: | Liotiidae |
| Genus: | Rotaliotina |
| Species: | R. springsteeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Rotaliotina springsteeni McLean, 1988[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudoliotina springsteeni J. H. McLean, 1988 · | |
Description
editThe diameter of the nearly planispiral shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The shell contains 3½ whorls with blunt double spines.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines and Thailand.
References
edit- ^ McLean, J. H. 1988. Two New Species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger 30(4): 408-411.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina springsteeni (McLean, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633244 on 2023-01-30
- Huang, Shih-I. (2023). Nomenclatural notes on fossil liotiid taxa and description of Cyclostrema filipino n. sp. from the Philippines (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Liotiidae). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 46: 24-46.
External links
edit- McLean, J. H. (1988). Two new species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger. 30(4): 408-411
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Pseudoliotina springsteeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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