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Thala malvacea

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Thala malvacea
Shell of Thala malvacea (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Thala
Species:
T. malvacea
Binomial name
Thala malvacea
Jousseaume, 1898

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Djibouti.

References

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  1. ^ Thala malvacea Jousseaume, 1898. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
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