Plesiothyreus hamillei

Plesiothyreus hamillei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.[1]

Plesiothyreus hamillei
Shell of Plesiothyreus hamillei (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Phenacolepadidae
Genus: Plesiothyreus
Species:
P. hamillei
Binomial name
Plesiothyreus hamillei
(P. Fischer, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Acmaea hamillei P. Fischer, 1857 (original combination)
  • Phenacolepas hamillei (P. Fischer, 1857)
  • Scutellina antillarum Dall, 1889 (junior synonym)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

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  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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