Liostomia afzelii
species of mollusc
Liostomia afzelii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
European waters (ERMS scope)
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
References
Warén, A. (1991). New and little known Mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Sarsia. 76: 53-124
External links
CLEMAM[link removed]
Encyclopedia of Life
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
World Register of Marine Species
Dyntaxa. (2013).
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