Protolira valvatoides
Species of gastropod
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Protolira valvatoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
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| Protolira valvatoides | |
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| Shell of Protolira valvatoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Protolira |
| Species: | P. valvatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Protolira valvatoides | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.
Distribution
This species is found along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[2]