Dentarene sarcina
| Dentarene sarcina | |
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| Shell of Dentarene sarcina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Liotiidae |
| Genus: | Dentarene |
| Species: | D. sarcina |
| Binomial name | |
| Dentarene sarcina Iredale, 1929 | |
Dentarene sarcina, common name the spiny wheel shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific and off the Philippines and Japan.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Dentarene sarcina Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567266 on 2012-12-03
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Dentarene sarcina | |
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| WoRMS | 567266 |
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