| Herpetopoma sulciferum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Herpetopoma |
| Species: | H. sulciferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpetopoma sulciferum (A. Adams, 1853) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Monodonta sulcifera A. Adams, 1853 (original combination) | |
Herpetopoma sulciferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1][2]
Description
(Original description by A. Adams, in Latin) "Testa globoso-conica, umbilicata, fusca, cingulis granorum distantium moniliformibus, interstitiis profunde sulcatis, sulcis sublaevis, longitudinaliter striatis ornata; columella ad basin trisulcata, dente parvo acuto instructa; labro tenui, intus sulcato."[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma sulciferum (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547213 on 2013-04-14
- ↑ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
- ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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