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Diloma Bicanaliculata
''Diloma bicanaliculatum'', common name the knobbed top shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk, in the family (biology), family Trochidae, the top snails. The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. Distribution This marine shell is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island, South Island and Stewart Island. A subspecies, ''Diloma bicanaliculata Lenoir'', was once used for specimens between Cook Strait and Stewart Island.R. C. Willan, B. A. Marshall, F. M. Climo & W. O. Cernohorsky (1980Rectification of nomenclature for ''Melagraphia aethiops'' (Gmelin) and ''Diloma bicanaliculata'' (Dunker) (Mollusc: Trochidae)New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 14:4, 413-415, DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1980.9515885 The subspecies is not listed on the World Register of Marine Species, so it may no longer be valid. References * Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', HarperCo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is Latinized. A common name is sometimes frequently used, but that is not always the case. In chemistry, IUPAC defines a common name as one that, although it unambiguously defines a chemical, does not follow the current systematic naming convention, such as acetone, systematically 2-propanone, while a vernacular name describes one used in a lab, trade or industry that does not unambiguously describe a single chemical, such as copper sulfate, which may refer to either copper(I) sulfate or copper(II) sulfate. Sometimes common names are created by authorities on one particular subject, in an attempt to make it possible for members of the general public (including such interested part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |