Monilea patricia

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Monilea patricia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Monilea
Species:
M. patricia
Binomial name
Monilea patricia
(Philippi, 1851)
Synonyms

Monilea kalisoma A. Adams, 1853 (?)

Monilea patricia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

The height of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 20 mm. It is a rather solid, umbilical shell. Its basic color is tan with sole lighter and darker spots on the spiral cords. The inner lip is slightly recurved toward the umbilicus.[2]

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