Ethalia omphalotropis

Ethalia omphalotropis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Ethalia omphalotropis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Ethalia
Species:
E. omphalotropis
Binomial name
Ethalia omphalotropis
A. Adams, 1863
Synonyms

Umbonium omphalotropis (A. Adams, 1863)

Description

The small, semi-transparent shell has an ovate-discoidal shape. Its colour is white and entirely devoid of coloured markings. The 3½ convex whorls increase rapidly in size with deeply marked sutures. The body whorl has a spherical periphery. This species has a peculiar sharp keel surrounding the umbilicus. The aperture has an almost circular shape.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Ethalia omphalotropis A. Adams, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732107 on 2014-06-29
  2. "A. . Adams. Ann. Mag. 1865, p. 266". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  • 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.
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