| Conotalopia ornata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Umboniinae |
| Genus: | Conotalopia |
| Species: | C. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Conotalopia ornata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conotalopia ornata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The size of the adult shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species on sandy bottoms occurs off Japan.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Conotalopia ornata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732119 on 2014-06-24
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
- Sasaki, T. (2000), In: Okutani, T. (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, 55-83 (in Japanese).
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Conotalopia ornata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Bishogai database: Conotalopia ornata
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