Granata japonica
| Granata japonica | |
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| Drawing with two views of a shell of Granata japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontidae |
| Genus: | Granata |
| Species: | G. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Granata japonica (A. Adams, 1850) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stomatella japonica A. Adams, 1850 (original combination) | |
Granata japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]
Description
(Original description by Adams) The brown, convex, imperforate shell has a suborbicular shape. It is transversely costulate. The riblets are close-set, and noduled. The interstices are very finely longitudinally striated. The spire is rather prominent. The rounded whorls are costate. The subcircular aperture is pearly within. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
- ↑ A. Adams, P. Z. S., 1850, p. 31
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Granata japonica (A. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559692 on 2013-04-14
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1890), Manual of Conchology vol. XII (described as Stomatella japonica)
External links
| External identifiers for Granata japonica | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 19890027 |
| WoRMS | 559692 |
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