Herpetopoma pauperculum
| Herpetopoma pauperculum | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Herpetopoma pauperculum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontidae |
| Genus: | Herpetopoma |
| Species: | H. pauperculum |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpetopoma pauperculum (Lischke, 1872) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Herpetopoma pauperculum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2][3]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm. The small, solid, thick, imperforate shell has a conical shape. It is white, spotted on theribs with blackish-brown. The spire is conical. The sutures are slightly channelled. The five, convex whorls are, encircled by strong spiral ribs, the interstices clathrate, pitted by longitudinal lamellae.The spiral ribs number 3 to 5 on the penultimate, 8 or 9 on the body whorl. The rounded aperture is thickened and crenulate inside. The columella is straight, broad, and not toothed.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and Korea.
References
- ↑ Lischke, Mai. Blatter xix, p. 105 (June, 1872)
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma pauperculum (Lischke, 1872). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596730 on 2013-04-14
- ↑ Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Herpetopoma pauperculum | |
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| WoRMS | 596730 |
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