Obesotoma japonica

Obesotoma japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Obesotoma
Species: O. japonica
Binomial name
Obesotoma japonica
(Bartsch, 1941)

Obesotoma japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Japan.

References

  • Bartsch, P. (1941) The nomenclatorial status of certain northern turritid mollusks. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 54: 1-14.


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