Kermia pustulosum
Kermia pustulosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Kermia pustulosum | |
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| 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) | |
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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]
References
- Kermia pustulosum (Folin, 1867). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
- 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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