Rotaliotina springsteeni

Rotaliotina springsteeni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.^[2]

Rotaliotina springsteeni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Liotiidae
Genus:	Rotaliotina
Species:	R. springsteeni
Binomial name
Rotaliotina springsteeni McLean, 1988[1]
Synonyms
Pseudoliotina springsteeni J. H. McLean, 1988 ·

Description

The diameter of the nearly planispiral shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The shell contains 3½ whorls with blunt double spines.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Thailand.

References

1. McLean, J. H. 1988. Two New Species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger 30(4): 408-411.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-08-28.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Rotaliotina springsteeni (McLean, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633244 on 2023-01-30

• Huang, Shih-I. (2023). Nomenclatural notes on fossil liotiid taxa and description of Cyclostrema filipino n. sp. from the Philippines (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Liotiidae). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 46: 24-46.

External links

• McLean, J. H. (1988). Two new species of Liotiinae (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Philippine Islands. Veliger. 30(4): 408-411
• World Register of Marine Species
• "Pseudoliotina springsteeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.