Sericominolia vernicosa

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Sericominolia vernicosa
Apertural view of a shell of Sericominolia vernicosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Sericominolia
Species: S. vernicosa
Binomial name
Sericominolia vernicosa
(Gould, 1861)

Sericominolia vernicosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Sericominolia vernicosa (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547294 on 2012-11-23
  2. 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.

External links

External identifiers for Sericominolia vernicosa
Encyclopedia of Life 18652557
WoRMS 547294


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