''Emblanda emblematica'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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aquatic operculate
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the clade
Littorinimorpha.
''Emblanda emblematica'' is the sole species in the genus ''Emblanda'', which itself is the only genus within the family Emblandidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in southeastern Australia.
''Species: Emblanda emblematica''
- map. accessed 28 July 2009.
References
External links
Emblandidae
Gastropods described in 1906
Taxa named by Winston Ponder
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