Enida japonica
| Enida japonica | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Enida japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Enida |
| Species: | E. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Enida japonica A. Adams, 1860 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Enida japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]
Description
The depressed-conical shell is profoundly umbilicated. The 5½ whorls are slightly convex and ornamented with transverse granulose lirae. The interstices are obliquely longitudinally striated. The body whorl is encircled by a prominent crenulated carina at the periphery. The aperture is subquadrate. The inner lip is reflexed in the middle. The outer lip smooth within. The base of the shell shows a close grnuulose line. The umbilicus is moderate. The color of the shell is pale brown, ornamented with radiating brown patches.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
- ↑ A. Adams, Ann. and Mag. N. H. 1860, p. 408
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Enida japonica A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547244 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ 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 (described as Gibbula japonica)
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka: Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Enida japonica | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 4798427 |
| WoRMS | 547244 |
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