Stomatella asperulata

Stomatella asperulata
Image with two views of a shell of Stomatella asperulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Stomatella
Species: S. asperulata
Binomial name
Stomatella asperulata
(A. Adams, 1850) [1]
Synonyms

Gena asperulata A. Adams, 1850

Stomatella asperulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]

Description

The shell is haliotis-shaped with a convex back. It is rufous-brown, ornamented with a broad white girdle. It is decussated by elevated rather close-set lines and oblique striae. The white spire is posterior, rather prominent. The long aperture is oval.[4]

References

  1. ↑ A. Adams.,P. Z. S. 1850, p. 38
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Stomatella asperulata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547316 on 2012-11-23
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890
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