Kermia tessellata
| Kermia tessellata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Kermia |
| Species: | K. tessellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Kermia tessellata (Hinds, 1843) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Kermia tessellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 10 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius, and in the Pacific Ocean along Taiwan, New Caledonia and Northeast Australia.
References
- 1 2 Kermia tessellata (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 February 2011.
- Dautzenberg, P. (1923). Liste préliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 68: 21-74
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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