Liotipoma lifouensis
| Liotipoma lifouensis | |
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| Shell of Liotipoma lifouensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Liotipomatinae |
| Genus: | Liotipoma |
| Species: | L. lifouensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Liotipoma lifouensis | |
Liotipoma lifouensis is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 4.3 mm. The shell has an ivory color and an axial structure protruding from the shell.
Biology
This species is sexually dimorphic. Male shells have bigger tongues that block out their umbilical areas, unlike females, which have a reduced tongue for a bigger umbilical area, which they use for protecting eggs and larva.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands and Lifou Island, with some traces in Fiji and Vanuatu.[3]
References
- ↑ McLean J.H. (2012) New species and genera of colloniids from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with the definition of a new subfamily Liotipomatinae n. subfam. (Turbinoidea, Colloniidae). Zoosystema 34(2): 343-376. (29 June 2012). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Liotipoma lifouensis McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605466 on 2013-02-10
- 1 2 Mclean, James (2012). "New species and genera of colloniids from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with the definition of a new subfamily Liotipomatinae n. subfam. (Turbinoidea, Colloniidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 24 Apr 2026.
External links
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Liotipoma lifouensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.