Thala ruggeriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]

Thala ruggeriae
Shell of Thala ruggeriae (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Thala
Species:
T. ruggeriae
Binomial name
Thala ruggeriae
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Zanzibar. This species was formerly identified as Thala Exilis by W. O. Cernohorsky in 1978, but several variations between the two were found after since then.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thala ruggeriae Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761874 on 2018-12-31
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G.; Salisbury, R. (2014). Seven new species of Thala (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 163(1): 179-223.