Homalopoma amussitatum

Homalopoma amussitatum is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]

Homalopoma amussitatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Phasianelloidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Colloniinae
Genus: Homalopoma
Species:
H. amussitatum
Binomial name
Homalopoma amussitatum
(Gould, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Collonia purpurescens Dunker, 1882
  • Trochus corallinus E. A. Smith, 1875
  • Turbo amussitatus Gould, 1861

Description

The height of the shell reaches 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Kuriles, Russia to Northern Japan.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Homalopoma amussitatum (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556955 on 2013-02-10
  2. Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
  • Trew, A., 1984. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Part 30. Trochacea. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales.


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