Euprotomus aurora

Euprotomus aurora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Euprotomus
Species:
E. aurora
Binomial name
Euprotomus aurora
Kronenberg, 2002[1]

Euprotomus aurora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2] It is found in the Indian Ocean. This species has long been confused with the similar Euprotomus aurisdianae, which is a West Pacific species.[3]

  1. ^ Kronenberg. 2002. Vita Malacologica 1 (55-60). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ Euprotomus aurora Kronenberg, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Euprotomus aurora Kronenberg, 2002. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395551 on 27 June 2010 .
  3. ^ Kronenberg, Gijs (12 December 2002). "Revision of Euprotomus Gill, 1870. 3. Description of Euprotomus aurora spec. nov. from the Indian Ocean (Gastropoda, Strombidae)". Vita Malacologica. 1: 55–60. Retrieved 18 January 2024.