Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Eulimidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Eulimoidea Genus Thyca | |
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Thyca astericola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Thyca.
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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 Sooloo Sea, north of Borneo, on the tubercle of a starfish.
References
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