Kermia pustulosum

Kermia pustulosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kermia pustulosum
Shell of Kermia pustulosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. pustulosum
Binomial name
Kermia pustulosum
(Folin, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella pustulosa (Folin, 1867)
  • Pleurotoma pustulosum Folin, 1867

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

The color of the shell is light fulvous, the pustules tipped with red. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Fiji

References

  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Kermia pustulosa


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