Thalotia tiaraeides
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| Thalotia tiaraeides | |
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| Shell of Thalotia tiaraeides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Thalotia |
| Species: | T. tiaraeides |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalotia tiaraeides Vilvens, 2012[1] | |
Thalotia tiaraeides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2] The name etymology is derived from the neutral Greek nouns of tiara (τιάρα) and species (είδηζ), referencing the gastropod's shape reminiscent of an ancient tiara.[3]
Thalotia tiaraeides is a small white top snail of the Cantharidinae subfamily. The smooth polished shell has a moderately elevated spire with partly-sutured angulated keel making up the gastropod shell.[3] 6 main granular spiral cords rest on the last whorl along with a thick peripheral keel. Up to 10 low, narrow spinal cords lies on the slight convex base of the shell, with a columellar expansion partially covering the deep umbilicus. [3]
The adult shell size is considered small for its genus -- with a height up to 6.6 mm and a width of 6.4mm. [3]
