Spiromoelleria quadrae

Spiromoelleria quadrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Phasianelloidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Moelleriinae
Genus: Spiromoelleria
Species: S. quadrae
Binomial name
Spiromoelleria quadrae
(Dall, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Moelleria drusiana Dall, 1919
  • Moelleria quadrae Dall, 1997

Spiromoelleria quadrae is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northern Pacific.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Spiromoelleria quadrae (Dall, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528087 on 2013-02-10
  2. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26

External links

External identifiers for Spiromoelleria quadrae
Encyclopedia of Life 476852
ITIS 568307
WoRMS 528087


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