''Ethminolia akuana'' 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
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 ...
mollusk in the
family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The size of the shell attains .
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Easter Island.
References
* Raines, B.K. (2007) ''New molluscan records from Easter Island, with the description of a new Ethminolia''. Visaya, 2(1), 70-88 page(s): 71
External links
*
akuana
Gastropods described in 2007
{{Trochidae-stub