Truncatella californica
| Truncatella californica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Truncatellidae |
| Subfamily: | Truncatellinae |
| Genus: | Truncatella |
| Species: | T. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Truncatella californica Pfeiffer, 1857 [1] | |
Truncatella californica, common name the Californian truncatella, is a species of very small amphibious (between sea and land) snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellidae.
This species occurs on coastlines in the Eastern Pacific: in California and Baja California, Mexico. The adult size of the shell is 6 millimetres (0.24 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Gary Rosenberg (2011). "Truncatella californica Pfeiffer, 1857". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Distribution". Gastropods.com. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
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