Ilanga whitechurchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2]

Ilanga whitechurchi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Ilanga
Species:
I. whitechurchi
Binomial name
Ilanga whitechurchi
(Turton, 1932)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gibbula whitechurchi Turton, 1932

Description

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The size of the shell attains 7.6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Ilanga whitechurchi (Turton, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567662 on 2012-12-03
  2. ^ Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.
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