Emblanda emblematica

Emblanda emblematica is a species of sea snail, a marine aquatic operculate gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.

Emblanda emblematica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Emblandidae

Ponder, 1985[1]
Genus:
Emblanda

Iredale, 1955
Species:
E. emblematica
Binomial name
Emblanda emblematica
(Hedley, 1906)[2]
Synonyms
  • Rissoa emblematica Hedley, 1906
  • Anabathron emblematicum (Hedley, 1906)

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.[3]

References
  1. Ponder W.F. 1985. The anatomy and relationship of Emblanda emblematica (Hedley) (Mollusca: Mesogastropods: Emblandidae n. fam.) Records of the Australian Museum 37(6), 343-351. Emblandidae is on page 350.
  2. Hedley C. (31 December) 1906. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part IX.. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 30.
  3. Species: Emblanda emblematica - map. accessed 28 July 2009.


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