Homalopoma nocturnum
| Homalopoma nocturnum | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Homalopoma nocturnum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Genus: | Homalopoma |
| Species: | H. nocturnum |
| Binomial name | |
| Homalopoma nocturnum (Gould, 1861) | |
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Homalopoma nocturnum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 7 mm. The small, solid shell has a globose shape. It has 4-4½ rotund whorls, marked with subgranulose transverse ribs. The suture is obvious. The rotund aperture is iridescent and pearly within. The lip is thickened. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Japan.
References
- ↑ Homalopoma nocturnum (Gould, 1861). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 February 2013.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Leptothyra rubra and identified as Collonia rubra)
- Lee, J.J., 1990. Bioecological study of the northern coastal area in Chenju Island. Korean Journal of Malacology 6(1):33-44
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