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Liotina tantilla A. Adams 1863

Liotina tantilla

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Liotina tantilla is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[2]

Description

The small, thick, white shell has a discoid shape and is deeply umbilicate. It contains 3½ convex whorls with concentric, grooved furrows. The last whorls has a rounded shape at the periphery. The umbilicus is of a moderate size. The aperture is circular.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.

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Liotina tantilla: Brief Summary

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Liotina tantilla is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.

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