species: Monodonta labio in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
Monodonta labio


©Anne: Monodonta labio about 3.5 cm long on intertidal rock at Loomis Beach, Lizard Island. Thanks to Dr Richard Willan (NT Museum) for the identification.

©Anne: Monodonta labio about 3.5 cm long on intertidal rock at Loomis Beach, Lizard Island. Thanks to Dr Richard Willan (NT Museum) for the identification.

©Anne: Monodonta labio about 3.5 cm long on intertidal rock at Loomis Beach, Lizard Island. Thanks to Dr Richard Willan (NT Museum) for the identification.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Archaeogastropoda
Family Trochidae
Genus Monodonta
Species Monodonta labio

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (high according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Monodonta labio

Web resources

References

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
  • Scardino, A.J. (2006). Biomimetic fouling control, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1300.