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Thyca astericola

Species of gastropod

Summary

Species of gastropod

Pileopsis astericola A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (original combination)
Thyca (Thyca) astericola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · accepted, alternate representation

Thyca astericola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Thyca.

Description

The white shell attains a height of 6 mm. It is high-conical and sculptured with fine close-set radiating riblets. The margin is crenulated.

Distribution

The type species was found in the Sulu Sea, north of Borneo, on the tubercle of a starfish.

References

Warén A. (1980). Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9: 187-210

References

(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536080 on 2013-02-13.
[https://archive.org/stream/manualconch08tryorich#page/n5/mode/2up G.W. Tryon (1886) Manual of Conchology v; VIII]

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