Rotaliotina springsteeni

Rotaliotina springsteeni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Rotaliotina
Species:
R. springsteeni
Binomial name
Rotaliotina springsteeni
McLean, 1988[1]
Synonyms

Pseudoliotina springsteeni J. H. McLean, 1988 ·

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

Description

The diameter of the nearly planispiral shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The shell contains 3½ whorls with blunt double spines.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Thailand.

Etymology

R. springsteeni is named after Foster James "Jim" Springsteen, an amateur malacologist who published Shells of the Philippines.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ McLean, J. H. 1988. Two New Species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger 30(4): 408-411.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina springsteeni (McLean, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633244 on 2023-01-30
  3. ^ McLean, J. H. (1988). "Two new species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands". The Veliger. 30 (4): 408–411 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ Springsteen, Foster J.; Leobrera, Fely (1986). Shells of the Philippines. Malate: Carfel Seashell Museum. ISBN 978-971-91029-0-8.
  • Huang, Shih-I. (2023). Nomenclatural notes on fossil liotiid taxa and description of Cyclostrema filipino n. sp. from the Philippines (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Liotiidae). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 46: 24-46.


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