Ethalia nitida

Ethalia nitida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Ethalia
Species: E. nitida
Binomial name
Ethalia nitida
A. Adams, 1863
Synonyms

Umbonium nitida A. Adams, 1863

Ethalia nitida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The shell of this species is thin and helicoid, with smooth and polished whorls. The inner lip is callous and indented, but the callus is not sufficiently large to cover or conceal the umbilicus. The peristome is produced into an angle, which ascends on the body whorl.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Ethalia nitida. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732106 on 2014-06-29
  2. A. . Adams. Ann. Mag. 1865, p. 266

External links

External identifiers for Ethalia nitida
WoRMS 732106
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