Kanekotrochus infuscatus

Kanekotrochus infuscatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Kanekotrochus
Species: K. infuscatus
Binomial name
Kanekotrochus infuscatus
Gould, A.A., 1861
Synonyms
  • Cantharidus infuscatus (Gould, 1861)
  • Clelandella infuscata (Gould, 1861)
  • Kanekotrochus yokohamensis (Bock, 1878)
  • Thalotia yokohamaensis Donald, K.M., 1878
  • Trochus yokohamensis Bock, 1878
  • Ziziphinus infuscatus Gould, 1861 (original combination)

Kanekotrochus infuscatusis, common name the dusky jewel top shell, a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails[1]

Description

The size of the adult shell of this species varies between 7 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

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