Tomlinella insignis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]

Tomlinella insignis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Tomlinella
Species:
T. insignis
Binomial name
Tomlinella insignis
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dentrissoina thornleyana Laseron, 1956
  • Rissoa insignis Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Rissoina turrita Garrett, 1873
  • Tomlinella chagosi Viader, 1938

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

References

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  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice