Uberella vitrea (No common name)
Taxonomy
Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
Physical Description
Family Naticidae :
Diameter about equal to the height ; shell generally almost globose , consisting mostly of the body whorl (umbilicus either conspicuously open or covered by an obvious callus ; height of some species attaining 10 cm).
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Distribution
Similar Species
Members of the genus Uberella :
There are approximately 4 species in this genus.: U. niyatensis ·
U. pseudovitreus ·
U. pukeuriensis ·
U. vitrea
Bibliography
Powell, A.W.B., 1979, New Zealand Mollusca, pg.156.
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Notes
Contributors: Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 09, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources: Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:
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Last Revised: February 24, 2008