Plesiothyreus hamillei

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Plesiothyreus hamillei
Shell of Plesiothyreus hamillei (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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)
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Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

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