Ethaliella rhodomphala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
| Ethaliella rhodomphala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Ethaliella |
| Species: | E. rhodomphala
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethaliella rhodomphala (E.A. Smith, 1903)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ethalia rhodomphala E.A. Smith, 1903 | |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Maldives, New Caledonia and New South Wales (Australia).
The New Caledonian occurrence may actually be Trochus (Monilea) rhodomphalus Souverbie, 1875.[3] This species seems, as Fischer has suggested, close to Trochus rotelloeformis Philippi.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Ethaliella rhodomphala (E.A. Smith, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547306 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
- ^ Souverbie, Journal de Conchyliologie, 1875, p. 36, PI. 4, fig. 3.
- ^ Philippi, Conchylien Cabinet, Trochus, p. 302, PI. 44, fig. 2.
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- Héros et al. (2007), Compendium of marine species of New Caledonia. Doc. Sci. Tech. IRD, Nouméa. II7(2): 199-254
- Michael Rule et al. (2007), The marine environment of northern New South Wales
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