Rotaliotina springsteeni

Rotaliotina springsteeni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[2]

Rotaliotina springsteeni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Rotaliotina
Species:
R. springsteeni
Binomial name
Rotaliotina springsteeni
McLean, 1988[1]
Synonyms

Pseudoliotina springsteeni J. H. McLean, 1988 ·

Description

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The diameter of the nearly planispiral shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The shell contains 3½ whorls with blunt double spines.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Thailand.

References

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  1. ^ McLean, J. H. 1988. Two New Species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger 30(4): 408-411.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina springsteeni (McLean, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633244 on 2023-01-30
  • Huang, Shih-I. (2023). Nomenclatural notes on fossil liotiid taxa and description of Cyclostrema filipino n. sp. from the Philippines (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Liotiidae). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 46: 24-46.
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  • McLean, J. H. (1988). Two new species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger. 30(4): 408-411
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pseudoliotina springsteeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.