Bembicium melanostoma

Bembicium melanostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Bembicium melanostoma
Bembicium melanostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Bembicium
Species:
B. melanostoma
Binomial name
Bembicium melanostoma
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Bembicium lividum Philippi, 1846
Trochus luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Trochus melanostoma Gmelin, 1791

Bembicium melanostoma, top view

References
  1. Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791). Reid, David G. (2009). Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445475 on 6 June 2010 .


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