Prothalotia porteri

Prothalotia porteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Prothalotia
Species: P. porteri
Binomial name
Prothalotia porteri
(Iredale, 1940)
Synonyms

Calthalotia porteri Iredale, 1940

Prothalotia porteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Lord Howe Island.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720364 on 2014-02-20


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