Conotalopia sematensis

Conotalopia sematensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Conotalopia
Species: C. sematensis
Binomial name
Conotalopia sematensis
(Oyama, 1942) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lirularia (Conotalopia) sematensis (Oyama, 1942)
  • Minolia (Conotalopia) sematensis Oyama, 1942 (original combination)
  • Saleriella philippensis Watson, sensu Yokoyama, 1943

Conotalopia sematensis is a very small species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  1. OYAMA, Japan. Jour. Malac. [Venus], vol. 13, nos. 1-4, p. 122
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Conotalopia sematensis (Oyama, 1942). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732128 on 2014-06-24

External links

External identifiers for Conotalopia sematensis
WoRMS 732128
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