Roburnella wilsoni is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of small sea snail

Snail

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 or bubble snail, a marine

Marine (ocean)

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 gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae

Oxynoidae

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Roburnella wilsoni is the only species in the genus Roburnella.

The specific name "wilsoni" is apparently in honor of U.K./Australian malacologist John Bracebridge Wilson (1828-1895), who collected the type specimen.

Distribution

The type locality for this species is from Port Phillip

Port Phillip

Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...

, Victoria, Australia.

Description

Roburnella wilsoni was described based on collection of U.K./Australian malacologist John Bracebridge Wilson (1828-1895). It was originally described (under name Lobiger Wilsoni) by Australian biologist

Biologist

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 of British origin Ralph Tate

Ralph Tate

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 in 1889.

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