Biology:Thala maldivensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Thala maldivensis
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T. maldivensis
Binomial name
Thala maldivensis
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007[1]

Thala maldivensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It resides in the family Costellariidae, otherwise referred to as the ribbed miters.[2]

Description

This sea snail can be easily visually mistaken for Vexillum fraudator, due to their visual similarity.

Distribution

This marine species occurs exclusively from the Maldives.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7709468 entry