| Conotalopia minima | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Umboniinae |
| Genus: | Conotalopia |
| Species: | C. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Conotalopia minima (Golikov, 1967) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conotalopia minima, are a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.[1] They are also referred to as top snails.[2]
Description
The shell grows to approximately 2mm and the snails have an average lifespan of two years.[3][4]
Distribution
Conotalopia minima is native to the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.[5]
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Conotalopia minima (Golikov, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607182 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ "Conotalopia minima (Golikov 1967) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ Agatsuma, Yukio; Kuwahara, Yasuhiro; Taniguchi, Kazuya (2005-09-01). "Life cycle of Dilophus okamurae (Phaeophyceae) and its associated invertebrate fauna in Onagawa Bay, Japan". Fisheries Science. 71 (5): 1107–1114. doi:10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.01070.x. ISSN 1444-2906.
- ↑ Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
- ↑ Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press.
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Lirularia minima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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