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Thyca astericola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Eulimidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Eulimoidea

Genus
  
Thyca

Thyca astericola

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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

Thyca astericola Wikipedia