Komaitrochus pulcher

Komaitrochus pulcher is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails[1]

Komaitrochus pulcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Komaitrochus
Species:
K. pulcher
Binomial name
Komaitrochus pulcher
Kuroda, T. & I. Taki in Kuroda, T., 1958

Description

The size of the adult shell of this species varies between 6 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References

  1. "Komaitrochus pulcher". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.


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