Nanula
{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
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| image = Nanula tasmanica 001.jpg
| image_caption = Drawing of a shell of Nanula tasmanica
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| taxon = Nanula
| authority = Thiele, 1924
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| type_species = Gibbula tasmanica
| type_species_authority = Petterd, W.F., 1879
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Nanula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Nanula Thiele, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512282 on 2012-11-23
Distribution
The species in this genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Species
- Nanula flindersi Cotton, B.C. & F.K. Godfrey, 1935
- Nanula galbina (Hedley, C. & W.L. May, 1908)
- Nanula tasmanica Petterd, W.F., 1879
References
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- Thiele, 1924, Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 11(1): 54, 69
- Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda . Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer.
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11
External links
- [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=331147 ITIS]
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512282 World Register of Marine Species]
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